Beef Texture and Juiciness*

Handbook of Meat and Meat Processing, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 177-206

  Juarez M ^a   Aldai, N ^a,b   Lopez Campos O ^a   Dugan, M E R ^a   Uttaro, B ^a   Aalhus, J L ^a  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

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DOI: 10.1201/b11479-13     Document Type: Chapter

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