Broiler transportation conditions in a Brazilian commercial line and the occurrence of breast PSE (Pale, Soft, Exudative) meat and DFD-like (Dark, Firm, Dry) meat

The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of road transportation conditions on the occurrence of broiler PSE-(Pale, Soft, Exudative) and DFD-like (Dark, Firm, Dry) meats in the Brazilian commercial slaughterhouse plant. Samples of Pectoralis major m from 47-day-old broilers of commerc...

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Main Authors: Roselane Oliveira de Souza Langer, Gislaine Silveira Simões, Adriana Lourenço Soares, Alexandre Oba, Alessandro Rossa, Massami Shimokomaki, Elza Iouko Ida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2010-10-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132010000500021