Effect of electrical stunning current and frequency on meat quality, plasma parameters, and glycolytic potential in broilers

Poultry Science

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1823-1830

  Xu, L ^a   Zhang, L ^a   Yue, H Y ^a   Wu, S G ^a   Zhang, H J ^a   Ji, F ^a   Qi, G H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Broiler; Current; Electrical stunning; Frequency; Meat quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960377817     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-01249     Document Type: Article

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