Effect of corticosterone injection on carbohydrate metabolism and tenderness of broiler breast muscle

The effect of intramuscular corticosterone injection on post mortem muscle metabolism and shear resistance of Pectoralis Major muscle was studied. Short term studies, conducted over an 8 hour post-injection period, showed no significant effect of injection until 6 hours post injection at which time...

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Main Author: Whalley, Linda Louise
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/19004