Influence of time of measurement post mortem on the near infra-red spectra of beef Longissimus dorsi and prediction of tenderness

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 115-115
Author(s):  
B W Moss ◽  
A Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Shear Force ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Eating Quality ◽  
Longissimus Dorsi ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Infra Red ◽  
Design And Manufacture ◽  
Selection Of

Prediction of eating quality of beef at an early stage post mortem would enable selection of carcases for specific markets. Shackelford (2004) reported the design of near infra red (NIR) equipment suitable for measurement of larger areas of the muscle and also the prediction of 14 day slice shear force values from NIR measurements made at 2 days post slaughter (Shackelford 2005). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the use of equipment of a similar design and manufacture to that used by Shackelford et al (2005), to evaluate repeatability and time of measurement of NIR spectra on the prediction of Warner-Bratzler Shear force values.

Potential of NIR spectroscopy for prediction of tenderness of beef sirloin

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 114-114
Author(s):  
B W Moss ◽  
A Gordon ◽  
K Matthews ◽  
D Homer ◽  
P Hadley
Keyword(s):  
Shear Force ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Nir Spectroscopy ◽  
Eating Quality ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Design And Manufacture ◽  
Selection Of

Prediction of eating quality of beef at an early stage post mortem would enable selection of carcases for specific markets. Shackelford et al (2004) reported the design of NIR equipment suitable for measurement of larger areas of the muscle and also the prediction of 14 day slice shear force values from NIRRS measurements made at 2 days post slaughter (Shackelford 2005). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the use of equipment of a similar design and manufacture to that used by Shackelford et al (2005), to predict Warner-Bratzler Shear force values in carcases with a smaller range of marbling than found in the USA.

Evaluation of period of fasting and mixing of steers prior to slaughter on meat eating quality

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 138-138
Author(s):  
F O Lively ◽  
B W Moss ◽  
T W J Keady ◽  
L Farmer ◽  
N F S Gault ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shear Force ◽  
Eating Quality ◽  
Longissimus Dorsi ◽  
Glycogen Depletion ◽  
Meat Eating ◽  
Quadratic Relationship

Mixing of cattle prior to slaughter which results in aggressive activity (Mohan Raj et al 1992) leads to glycogen depletion pre-slaughter and subsequently meat with a higher ultimate pH (pHu). Purchas et al (1990) reported a quadratic relationship between pHu and tenderness with highest shear force values recorded between pHu 5.8 to 6.2. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of fasting and mixing of steers prior to slaughter on the meat eating quality of longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle.

Effect of marbling and chilled ageing on meat-quality traits, volatile compounds and sensory characteristics of beef longissimus dorsi muscle

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoa Van Ba ◽  
Cynthia M. Oliveros ◽  
KyoungMi Park ◽  
Dashmaa Dashdorj ◽  
Inho Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Compounds ◽  
Shear Force ◽  
Fat Content ◽  
Eating Quality ◽  
Longissimus Dorsi ◽  
Quality Traits ◽  
Longissimus Dorsi Muscle ◽  
Dorsi Muscle ◽  
Technological Quality

Effects of marbling and chilled ageing on technological quality traits, volatile compounds and sensory characteristics of Hanwoo beef were investigated. Three marbling groups of longissimus dorsi muscles (n = 10 each), namely, high marbling (HM), moderate marbling (MM) and slight marbling (SM), classified according to the Korean carcass-grading system, were used. Each longissimus dorsi muscle from each marbling group was divided into two equal portions, vaccum-packaged and then assigned to 1- and 7-day ageing groups. The ageing was conducted in a chilling room at 4°C. Marbling level was significantly correlated with intramuscular fat content, shear force, cooking loss, tenderness and flavour. Particularly, the HM group had a lower shear force value, and higher fat content, lightness, tenderness, flavour and overall-liking scores than did MM and SM groups. Ageing significantly reduced the shear force value and increased tenderness, flavour and overall-liking scores for the HM group. Twenty-four volatile compounds were significantly influenced by marbling and/or ageing. The SM group had the highest concentration of benzaldehyde, while HM group had the highest concentrations of octanal, nonanal and dimethyl sulfide. In conclusion, our results demonstrated that a high marbling positively affected some technological quality traits and eating quality of beef, and ageing for 7 days reduced the shear force and improved eating quality of samples in the HM group, suggesting that the highly marbled beef responds to the ageing at a faster rate.

scholarly journals Improving cooking and eating quality of Xieyou57, an elite indica hybrid rice, by marker-assisted selection of the Wx locus

Euphytica ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 179 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dahu Ni ◽  
Shilu Zhang ◽  
Sheng Chen ◽  
Yong Xu ◽  
Li Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marker Assisted Selection ◽  
Hybrid Rice ◽  
Eating Quality ◽  
Wx Locus ◽  
Cooking And Eating Quality ◽  
Indica Hybrid Rice ◽  
Selection Of

scholarly journals Meat quality of Limousin young bulls slaughtered at 6, 9 and 12 months of age

2017 ◽  
pp. 792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grażyna Czyżak- Runowska ◽  
Bożena Grześ ◽  
Edward Pospiech ◽  
Jolanta Komisarek ◽  
Monika Okulicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shear Force ◽  
Glycogen Content ◽  
Intramuscular Fat ◽  
Fat Content ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Potential Value ◽  
Glycolytic Potential ◽  
Longissimus Lumborum ◽  
Intramuscular Fat Content

The aim of this study was to compare the quality of meat of the young Limousin bulls slaughtered at the age of 6, 9 and 12 months, with particular regard to the residual glycogen content in the meat and the value of the glycolytic potential. The study was conducted on bovine longissimus lumborum muscle. The residual glycogen content, glycolytic potential value (96 h post-mortem), pH value (45 min, 24 h, 48 h and 96 h post-mortem), IMP/ATP index (45 min post-mortem), colour parameters (L*, a* and b*), natural and cooking losses, free water content, the chemical composition, sensory parameters (aroma, flavour, juiciness and tenderness) as well as instrumental tenderness based on cutting test (96 h post-mortem) were analysed. The slaughter age of bulls had significant (p<0.05) effect on following meat parameters: concentration of glycogen, glycolytic potential value, lightness (L*) and redness (a*), shear force value, intramuscular fat content and sensory evaluation of aroma, flavour, juiciness and tenderness.  The longissimus lumborum muscle from young bulls slaughtered at the age of 6 months had significantly (p<0.05) lower values for glycogen concentration, glycolytic potential and intramuscular fat content when compared to animals slaughtered at the age of 12 months. Moreover, the colour of the examined muscle from the youngest bulls was characterised by the highest L* value and the lowest a* value as well as the lowest shear force value when compared to the meat of older bulls slaughtered at the age of 9 and 12 months.

Comparison of eating quality of bull and steer beef

1984 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Dransfield ◽  
G. R. Nute ◽  
M. A. Francombe
Keyword(s):  
Connective Tissue ◽  
Intramuscular Fat ◽  
Eating Quality ◽  
Longissimus Dorsi ◽  
Castrate Male ◽  
Consumer Panel ◽  
Chemical Measurements ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Psoas Major

ABSTRACTEating qualities of beef from entire and castrate male animals were compared using taste panel, objective texture and chemical measurements and a consumer panel. The eating quality of roast m. longissimus dorsi, casseroled m. supraspinatus, minced m. gastrocnemius and grilled m. psoas major from bull beef, slaughtered at 400 days was different (by triangular tests) from that of twin steer beef. The differences (attributed to flavour, texture and juiciness) were not substantiated using descriptive scaling tests when the only significant difference was that roast m. longissimus dorsi from bulls was slightly drier than that from steers. Tenderness, juiciness and flavour of roast m. longissimus dorsi from 71 bulls and 84 steers raised semi-intensively to 390 to 510 kg and slaughtered commercially were assessed using descriptive category scales and the instrumental toughness values. There was no significant difference in organoleptic qualities and the distributions of tenderness and juiciness within these populations were similar. Bull beef contained more connective tissue and had less intramuscular fat. Fatness was poorly related to tenderness (r = 0·3) and unrelated to juiciness or flavour. A consumer panel of 606 assessors showed that bull beef was not as pale as steer beef and found no difference in fatness of the cuts, flavour or juiciness. Fore-rib roasts of bull beef were marginally less tender than steer fore rib.

Effect of growth rate on tenderness development and final tenderness of meat from Friesian calves

2002 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Therkildsen ◽  
L. Melchior Larsen ◽  
H. G. Bang ◽  
M. Vestergaard
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Shear Force ◽  
High Growth ◽  
High Growth Rate ◽  
Eating Quality ◽  
Meat Tenderness ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Moderate Growth ◽  
Fragmentation Index ◽  
Calpain System

AbstractThe present study was conducted to determine the effect of growth rate of calves on the activity of the calpain system post mortem, post mortem desmin degradation, myofibrillar fragmentation index and meat tenderness of m. longissimus lumborum (LL) and m. supraspinatus (SS). Twenty-four Friesian heifer calves were allocated to two treatment groups: MM and HH. The MM calves were given food to achieve a moderate growth rate (678 g/day from 5 days of age to 90 kg body weight (BW) (period I) and 770 g/day from 90 kg BW to slaughter at 250 kg BW (period II)) and the HH calves were given food to achieve a high growth rate (period I: 895 g/day and period II: 1204 g/day). The myofibril fragmentation index (MFI), desmin degradation and the activity of µ-calpain, m-calpain and calpastatin were measured in LL and SS at slaughter, and 1 and 7 days post mortem. Shear force was measured in LL and SS after 1 and 7 days of ageing and a sensory panel evaluated the eating quality of the loin aged 7 days. MFI (P < 0·01) and tenderness (P < 0·01) were higher and shear force was lower (P < 0·001) in meat from HH calves compared with meat from MM calves. However, growth rate did not affect the activity of µ-calpain, m-calpain or calpastatin or the degradation pattern of desmin at any time post mortem. Besides growth rate and MFI at day 7 post mortem, which both correlated positively with meat tenderness (P < 0·001 and P < 0·01, respectively), fibre type traits and DNA or RNA concentrations were not generally related to final tenderness. Thus, it was concluded that increased growth rate of calves before slaughter increased the ease of fragmentation (MFI) of the meat and improved the tenderness but these findings could not be related to any changes in the activity of the calpain system.

The eating quality of pork from Meishan and Large White pigs and their reciprocal crosses

1995 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ellis ◽  
C. Lympany ◽  
C. S. Haley ◽  
I. Brown ◽  
C. C. Warkup
Keyword(s):  
Shear Force ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Taste Panel ◽  
The Other ◽  
Eating Quality ◽  
Large White ◽  
Reciprocal Crosses ◽  
Overall Acceptability ◽  
Two Samples

AbstractTwo studies, one using a trained taste panel and the other a consumer panel, were carried out to evaluate the eating quality of the Meishan breed. Entire male and female pigs of four genotypes: purebred Meishan (MS) and Large Wliite (LW) and the reciprocal crosses (MS♂ × LW ♀ and LW♂ × MS♀) were reared in single sex groups and given a commercial diet ad libitum from 35 kg live weight to slaughter at around 70 kg. For the taste panel, a loin joint was roasted under standard conditions and samples of fat and lean were presented to the panellists. There were no statistically significant differences between the genotypes for tenderness, juiciness, flavour, odour, incidence of boar taint or overall acceptability. Purebred Meishan samples had a higher incidence of abnormal odours but lower cooking losses and shear force values than the other three genotypes. Meat from gilts was judged to be significantly more tender and juicy, with a weaker pork flavour but a lower incidence of abnormal flavours and higher overall acceptability than that from boars. There were statistically significant interactions between genotype and sex for tenderness, abnormal odour and shear force which mainly involved the purebred Meishans and were of little practical significance. In the consumer study, loin chops and leg joints from purebred LW and the two crossbred genotypes were evaluated. Households received two samples of the same type of joint from the same sex in two separate distributions. Each household received an LW sample and a sample from one of the crossbred genotypes. In general, consumers found the appearance of the joints from the three genotypes to be equally acceptable. For eating quality, the within-household deviations of the crossbred compared with the LW suggested that MS♂ × LW♀ samples were considered to be of better eating quality, particularly for juiciness (deviation -0·71, s.e. 0·24, P < 0·01). In contrast, LW♂ × MS♀ samples were generally considered inferior, particularly in terms of juiciness (+ 0·59, s.e. 0·26, P < 0·05) and flavour (+0·63, s.e. 0·27, P < 0·05). However, the overall acceptability of both crossbreds was considered little different from the Large White. Overall, the results of this work suggest little benefit in eating quality for the Meishan under United Kingdom production conditions.

Meat quality and composition of three muscles from French cull cows and young bulls

2003 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Dransfield ◽  
J.-F. Martin ◽  
D. Bauchart ◽  
S. Abouelkaram ◽  
J. Lepetit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Connective Tissue ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Eating Quality ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Triceps Brachii ◽  
Quality Class ◽  
Cull Cows ◽  
Slaughter Age

AbstractThe quality of grilled steaks was assessed by experienced panellists in longissimus thoracis (LT), semitendinosus (St) and triceps brachii (TB) muscles of Aubrac, Charolais, Limousin and Salers breeds raised in two production systems: 15-, 19- and 24-month-old bulls and 4-, 6- and 8-year-old cull cows.Scores for sensory ‘initial tenderness’, ‘overall tenderness’, ‘juiciness’, ‘residue after mastication’ and ‘flavour intensity’ for all 497 meats were pooled to derive three eating quality classes.Meats from the bulls and cows and from the four breeds were evenly distributed among the three eating quality classes. The highest quality class, representing one third of all the meats, contained 45% of the LT, 35% of the TB and 21% of the St muscles and one third of the meats from the 8-year-old cull cows. The meats in this class tended to have finer fibres, a greater proportion of slow oxidative fibres, slower post-mortem glycolysis, lower connective tissue and higher fat contents than those in the lower classes.Lipid content accounted for proportionately 0·56 of the variation in flavour intensity and pH at 3 h post mortem, 0·52 of the variation in tenderness due to muscle and slaughter age.Considering both young bulls and cull cows together, tenderness was highest in the meats from 15-month-old bulls and low in the meats from the intermediate age groups, and flavour and juiciness was highest in the meats from the oldest animals from each production system.

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