Extended ageing time and temperature effects on quality of sub-primal cuts of boxed beef;Incidence de la durée et de la température du rassissement sur la qualité des morceaux de boeuf en carton de coupe sous-primaire

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 361-370

  Juárez, Manuel ^a   Larsen, Ivy L ^a   Gibson, Lorna L ^a   Robertson, Wayne M ^a   Dugan, Michael E R ^a   Aldai, Noelia ^a   Aalhus, Jennifer L ^a  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageing; Beef; Muscle; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958022341     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: 19181825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJAS09079     Document Type: Article

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