Authentic sheep meat in the European Union: Factors influencing and validating its unique meat quality

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1979-1996

  Erasmus, Sara W ^a   Muller, Magdalena ^a   Hoffman, Louwrens C ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Authentic; Meat quality; Region of origin; Sensory; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; EUROPEAN UNION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MEAT; METABOLISM; SHEEP; STANDARDS; TASTE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; MEAT; SHEEP; TASTE;

EID: 85013011560     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.8180     Document Type: Review

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