Effects of fasting prior to slaughter on pH development and energy metabolism post-mortem in M. longissimus dorsi of pigs

Meat Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-100

  Sterten, H ^a,d   Oksbjerg, N ^b   Froystein T ^c   Ekker, A S ^a   Kjos, N P ^d  

^a Felleskjøpet Forutvikling   (Norway)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^c Animalia   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fasting; Feeding regime; Gender; Glycolytic potential; Lairage; pH; Pork

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE; GLYCOGEN; LACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLUBILITY; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FASTING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE; GLYCOGEN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; LIVER; MALE; MEAT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOLUBILITY; SUS SCROFA; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 70349745710     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.08.019     Document Type: Article

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