Estimation of factors associated with the occurrence of white striping in broiler breast fillets

Poultry Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 811-819

  Kuttappan, V A ^a   Brewer, V B ^a   Mauromoustakos, A ^a   McKee, S R ^b   Emmert, J L ^c   Meullenet, J F ^a   Owens, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler breast; Fillet thickness; Meat quality; Strain; White striping

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872282436     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2012-02506     Document Type: Article

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