Meat from wild ungulates: Ensuring quality and hygiene of an increasing resource

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 318-331

  Ramanzin, Maurizio ^a   Amici, Andrea ^b   Casoli, Carmen ^c   Esposito, Luigi ^d   Lupi, Paola ^e   Marsico, Giuseppe ^f   Mattiello, Silvana ^g   Olivieri, Oliviero ^c   Ponzetta, Maria Paola ^e   Russo, Claudia ^h   Marinucci, Massimo Trabalza ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contaminants; Hunting; Meat hygiene; Meat quality; Wild ungulates

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA;

EID: 78449295187     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2010.e61     Document Type: Review

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