A comparison between the effects of day and night cropping on gemsbok (Oryx gazella) meat quality

Meat Science

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 356-362

  Hoffman, L C ^a   Laubscher, L L ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Colour; Cortisol; Cropping; pH; Stress; Sustainable utilisation; Tenderness; Water holding capacity

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANTELOPE; ARTICLE; COLOR; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; PH; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANTELOPES; COLOR; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

ANIMALIA; ORYX GAZELLA;

EID: 77949570033     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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