Impact of Adrenaline or Cortisol Injection on Meat Quality Development of Merino Hoggets

Increased levels of stress hormones in the muscle could lead to post mortem metabolic/structural modifications that could be reflected on meat quality. The present study investigated the metabolic effect of either adrenaline or cortisol injected into lambs in order to obtain an animal model of acute...

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Main Authors: Dario G Pighin, Sebastian A Cunzolo, Maria Zimerman, Adriana A Pazos, Ernesto Domingo, Anibal J Pordomingo, Gabriela Grigioni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2013-11-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311913606309
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