The effects of pre-slaughter pig management from the farm to the processing plant on pork quality

Meat Science

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 938-944

  Edwards, L N ^a,d   Grandin, T ^a   Engle, T E ^a   Ritter, M J ^b   Sosnicki, A A ^c   Carlson, B A ^a   Anderson, D B ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c PIC North America   (United States)

^d KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drip loss; Glycolytic potential; Handling; Lactate; Pre slaughter

Indexed keywords

DRIP LOSS; GLYCOLYTIC POTENTIAL; HANDLING; LACTATE; PRE-SLAUGHTER;

BLOOD; LOADING; TRUCK TRANSPORTATION; UNLOADING;

MEATS;

LACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FOOD HANDLING; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; STANDARD; SWINE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; LACTIC ACID; MEAT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SWINE; TRANSPORTATION;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 77956926820     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.07.020     Document Type: Article

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