POST-MORTEM TEMPERATURES OF MOOSE CARCASSES
Temperature was recorded hourly for up to 24 h post-mortem for forequarters and/or hindquarters of 18 moose (Alces alces) killed at approximately 11 months of age. Hindquarters cooled more slowly than forequarters. A hindquarter with the hide on cooled more slowly than a hindquarter with the hide of...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Lakehead University
1987
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Online Access: | http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1311 |
Summary: | Temperature was recorded hourly for up to 24 h post-mortem for forequarters and/or hindquarters of 18 moose (Alces alces) killed at approximately 11 months of age. Hindquarters cooled more slowly than forequarters. A hindquarter with the hide on cooled more slowly than a hindquarter with the hide off which was held under otherwise comparable conditions. Quarters of moose which were skinned on snow cooled more rapidly than quarters skinned on wood. |
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