Effect of sexual condition and slaughter weight on pig carcass characteristics and meat quality;Efecto de la condición sexual y pesos al sacrificio sobre las características de la canal y la calidad de la carne de cerdo

Revista Cientifica de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias de la Universidad del Zulia

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-172

  Flores Rondón, Carolina ^a   Leal Ramírez, Merlis ^a   Rodas González, Argenis ^a   Aranguren Méndez, José ^a   Román Bravo, Rafael ^a   Ruiz Ramírez, Jorge ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Boar taint; Boars; Drip loss; Meat quality; Sensorial evaluation; Shear force

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 77950250905     PISSN: 07982259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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