Relationship between pectoralis major muscle histology and quality traits of chicken meat

Poultry Science

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 123-130

  Mazzoni, M ^a   Petracci, M ^a   Meluzzi, A ^a   Cavani, C ^a   Clavenzani, P ^a   Sirri, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast meat quality; Chicken; Histological evaluation; Marinated meat; Muscle damage

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHICKEN; COOKING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEAT; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COOKING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; PECTORALIS MUSCLES;

EID: 84926507106     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps/peu043     Document Type: Article

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