Prevalence and risk factors for bruises in Chilean bovine carcasses

Meat Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 859-864

  Strappini, A C ^a,b   Frankena, K ^a   Metz, J H M ^a   Gallo, B ^b   Kemp, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bovine carcass; Bruises; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

BOVINE CARCASS; BRUISES; PH VALUE; RISK FACTORS;

ANIMALS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHILE; CONTUSION; HOSPITALIZATION; MEAT; PH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ABATTOIRS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHILE; CONTUSIONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEAT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 84755161849     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.07.010     Document Type: Article

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