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The Impact of Aging on the Quality of Meat from Red Deer (Cervus elaphus L.) Hinds Following Frozen Storage Cover

The Impact of Aging on the Quality of Meat from Red Deer (Cervus elaphus L.) Hinds Following Frozen Storage

Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis. Series E: Food Technology
Volume 29 (2025): Issue 2 (December 2025)
By: Tomasz Daszkiewicz,  Mariusz Florek,  Monika Kędzierska-Matysek,  Piotr Skałecki,  Anna Teter and  Piotr Domaradzki  
Open Access
|Feb 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aucft-2025-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2344-150X | Journal ISSN: 2344-1496
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Language: English
Page range: 209 - 220
Submitted on: Sep 10, 2025
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Accepted on: Dec 20, 2025
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Published on: Feb 9, 2026
Published by: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
game meat,
aging,
freezing,
meat quality
Related subjects:
Industrial chemistry,
Industrial chemistry, other,
Food science and technology

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