Effect of ractopamine-HCl supplementation for 28 days on carcass characteristics, muscle fiber morphometrics, and whole muscle yields of six distinct muscles of the loin and round

Meat Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 379-384

  Gonzalez, J M ^a   Johnson, S E ^a   Stelzleni, A M ^b   Thrift, T A ^a   Savell, J D ^a   Warnock, T M ^a   Johnson, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber; Myosin heavy chain; Ractopamine; Shelf life; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; PHENETHYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; RACTOPAMINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD HANDLING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORGAN SIZE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CADAVER; CATTLE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; PHENETHYLAMINES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 77954960187     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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