Effects of transportation during the hot season and low voltage electrical stimulation on histochemical and meat quality characteristics of sheep longissimus muscle

Livestock Science

Volumn 126, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 154-161

  Kadim, I T ^a   Mahgoub, O ^a   Al Marzooqi, W ^a   Khalaf, S ^a   Al Sinawi, S S H ^a   Al Amri, I S ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Longissimus dorsi; Muscle fiber type; Sheep; Transportation stressor

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70349192817     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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