SMALL RUMINANT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND FACTORS AFFECTING LAMB MEAT QUALITY

Authors
SANUDO C SANCHEZ A ALFONSO M
Citation
C. Sanudo et al., SMALL RUMINANT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND FACTORS AFFECTING LAMB MEAT QUALITY, Meat science, 49, 1998, pp. 29-64
Citations number
170
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology
Journal title
Meat science → ACNP
ISSN journal
03091740
Volume
49
Year of publication
1998
Supplement
1
Pages
29 - 64
Database
ISI
SICI code
0309-1740(1998)49:<29:SRPSAF>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The influence of sheep production systems on the environment of the Me diterranean area and the different productive systems of lamb in Spain ape described. Moreover the actual knowledge (90s decade) about facto rs influencing the quality of lamb meal is reviewed, highlighting the importance of productive and pre-slaughter factors on carcass quality and post-slaughter factors on meat quality. Also the significance of c ulinary cultural background on the acceptance of sheep meat is discuss ed. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. AN rights reserved.