Spray chilling of deer carcasses-Effects on carcass weight, meat moisture content, purge and microbiological quality

Meat Science

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 926-930

  Wiklund, E ^a   Kemp, R M ^a   leRoux, G J ^a   Li, Y ^a   Wu, G ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aerobic plate count; Carcass chilling; Deer meat; Venison; Water holding capacity

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC PLATE COUNTS; CARCASS CHILLING; DEER MEAT; VENISON; WATER-HOLDING CAPACITY;

MEATS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COLD; DEER; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; COLD TEMPERATURE; DEER; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CENTROPOGON SURINAMENSIS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 77956940438     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.07.018     Document Type: Article

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