Meat standards and grading. A world view

Meat Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 227-235

  Polkinghorne, R J ^a   Thompson, J M ^b  

^a Marrinya Agricultural Enterprises   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beef palatability; Carcass classification; Carcass grading; Product description; Value based payment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CATTLE; CONSUMER; ECONOMICS; FOOD CONTROL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEAT; MEAT INDUSTRY; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SENSATION; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FOOD INSPECTION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MEAT; MEAT PRODUCTS; MEAT-PACKING INDUSTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSATION; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 77954384277     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.05.010     Document Type: Review

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