Effect of concentrate feeding on instrumental meat quality and sensory characteristics of fallow deer venison

Meat Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 801-806

  Hutchison, C L ^a   Mulley, R C ^a   Wiklund, E ^b   Flesch, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Svenska Samernas Riksförbund ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fallow deer; Feeding systems; Meat quality; Sensory evaluation; Venison

Indexed keywords

FALLOW DEER; FEEDING SYSTEMS; MEAT QUALITY; SENSORY EVALUATION; VENISON;

ANIMALS; FEEDING; PH EFFECTS;

MEATS;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; DAMA DAMA;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; DEER; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT; PH; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASTE;

ADULT; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CEREALS; COLOR; DEER; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TASTE;

EID: 84355161947     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2011.11.018     Document Type: Article

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