Changes in light reflectance and extent of thawing loss after extended freezing with breast fillets from late marketed broiler males using population representatives having L*above and below the median

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 586-587

  Galobart, J ^a   Moran, E T ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler breast; Frozen storage; Light reflectance; Pectoralis major; Thawing loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957982540     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2004.586.587     Document Type: Article

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