Meat quality of kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) and impala (Aepyceros melampus): Carcass yield, physical quality and chemical composition of kudu and impala Longissimus dorsi muscle as affected by gender and age

Meat Science

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 788-795

  Hoffman, L C ^a   Mostert, A C ^a   Kidd, M ^a   Laubscher, L L ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Collagen; Colour; Cooking loss; Drip loss; Game meat; Mineral content; Myoglobin; Proximate composition; Sustainable utilisation; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; ANIMALIA; TRAGELAPHUS STREPSICEROS;

EID: 70249123850     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.08.022     Document Type: Article

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