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This study was conducted to investigate the effect of the collapse of the endogenous antioxidant enzymes, namely, catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in post-mortem (PM...
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Further insight into the role of Ca2+ in broiler pale, soft and exudative-like (PSE) meat through the analysis of moisture by TGA and strong cation elements by ICP-OES
This study evaluated moisture content of broiler breast PSE meat by thermal gravimetric analysis and strong cation elements by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. The weight changes were ...
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Animal Welfare and Meat Quality: Methodologies to Reduce Pre-slaughter Stress in Broiler Chicken
The aim of this study was to report the causes of stress for commercial chickens during the manoeuvres performed immediately prior to slaughter. The model used to quantitatively measure the stress level of a c...