scholarly journals Evaluation of carcass and muscle traits in Santa Ines female lambs finished with different agricultural products

2016 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 1259-1266 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.M. Menezes ◽  
C.A. Cruz Junior ◽  
C.B. Tanure ◽  
V. Peripolli ◽  
M.B. Castro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shear Force ◽  
Sarcomere Length ◽  
Cooking Loss ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Average Weight ◽  
Triceps Brachii ◽  
Rigor Mortis ◽  
Longissimus Lumborum ◽  
Cielab System ◽  
Santa Inês

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different agricultural products on quantitative aspects of carcass, body constituents, cooking loss, shear force and colorimetry of the Longissimus lumborum and Triceps brachii muscles in Santa Ines lambs. 24 Santa Ines female lambs received one of four diets which were isoproteic and isoenergetic with fixed levels of forage (60%) and concentrate (40%) of corn and soybean meal during 45 days. The forages per diet differed: coast-cross hay (HAY), cassava hay (CASS), dehydrated by-product of pea crop (PEA) and sugarcane (SC). The average weight of the lambs at the beginning of the experiment was 26.35kg. Animals were slaughtered in a federally certified abattoir. Initial and final pH, cooking losses, color using the CIELAB system, shear force and the quantity of sarcomeres per 100μm were measured. Hot carcass, cold and half carcass weights were affected by treatments (P<0.05). The sarcomere length of Triceps brachii muscle 24 hours after slaughter differed between diets and coast-cross hay had the lowest value. The sarcomere length differed significantly between diets and the dehydrated by-product of pea crop had the lowest number of sarcomeres immediately after slaughter compared to other diets. There was no influence of diet on colorimetry, cooking loss and shear force. The decrease in pH followed the development of the process of rigor mortis in the Longissimus lumborum and Triceps brachii muscles in the first hour and up to 24 hours after slaughter. Diets did not alter the pH, water holding capacity, colorimetry or shear force. The pea by-product and sugarcane can replace traditional sources of fodder without depreciation of meat characteristics.

scholarly journals Effect of Transportation and Low Voltage Electrical Stimulation on Meat Quality Characteristics of Omani Sheep

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Isam T. Kadim ◽  
Osman Mahgoub ◽  
Waleed Al-Marzooqi ◽  
Samera Khalaf
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Shear Force ◽  
Sarcomere Length ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Quality Characteristics ◽  
Cooking Loss ◽  
Longissimus Dorsi ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Fragmentation Index

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of road transportation during the hot season (36 oC) and low voltage electrical stimulation on meat quality characteristics of Omani sheep. Twenty intact male sheep (1-year old) were divided into two equal groups: 3 hrs transported or non-transported. The transported group was transferred to the slaughterhouse the day of slaughter in an open truck covering a distance of approximately 300 km. The non-transported group was kept in a lairage of a commercial slaughterhouse with ad libitum feed and water for 3 days prior to slaughter. Blood samples were collected from the animals before loading and prior to slaughter in order to assess their physiological response to stress in terms of hormonal levels. Fifty percent of the carcasses from each group were randomly assigned to low voltage (90 V) at 20 min postmortem. Muscle ultimate pH, expressed juice, cooking loss percentage, WB-shear force value, sarcomere length, myofibrillar fragmentation index and colour L*, a*, b* were measured on samples from Longissimus dorsi muscles collected 24 hrs postmortem at 2-4 oC. The transported sheep had significantly (P<0.05) higher cortisol adrenaline, nor-adrenaline, and dopamine levels than the non-transported group. Muscles from electrically-stimulated carcasses had significantly (P<0.05) lower pH values, longer sarcomere length, lower shear force value, higher expressed juice, myofibrillar fragmentation index and L* values than those from non-stimulated ones. Transportation significantly influenced meat quality characteristics of the Longissimus dorsi muscle. Muscle ultimate pH and shear force values were significantly higher, while CIE L*, a*, b*, expressed juice and cooking loss were lower in transported than non-transported sheep. This study indicated that pre-slaughter transportation at high ambient temperatures can cause noticeable changes in muscle physiology in sheep. Nevertheless, meat quality of transported sheep can be improved by electrical stimulation post-slaughter. 

Different roughage:concentrate ratios and water supplies to feedlot lambs: carcass characteristics and meat chemical composition

2019 ◽  
Vol 157 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 643-649
Author(s):  
C. M. Silva Moura ◽  
G. G. L. Araújo ◽  
B. Y. S. Oliveira ◽  
J. A. G. Azevêdo ◽  
E. C. Pimenta Filho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Shear Force ◽  
Average Daily Gain ◽  
Carcass Characteristics ◽  
Carcass Weight ◽  
Average Weight ◽  
Water Restriction ◽  
Effect Of Water ◽  
Santa Inês ◽  
Daily Gain

AbstractThe current study evaluated the effects of dietary roughage:concentrate (R:C) ratios and water supply on the carcass characteristics and yield of lambs. Forty Santa Inês crossbred lambs with an average body weight (BW) of 19 ± 2.8 kg were evaluated in a completely randomized design with a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement consisting of two proportions of roughage and concentrate (30:70 and 70:30) and two levels of water supply (ad libitum and restricted to 0.5). The animals were slaughtered at an average weight of 28 ± 31 kg. Centesimal composition, colour parameters (L*, a* and b*), shear force, cooking losses and pH were determined on the Longissimus lumborum muscle. There was no interaction effect between the R:C ratio and water supply on the evaluated variables. Total BW gain, average daily gain and final BW were affected by water restriction and R:C ratio. Water restriction reduced total BW gain, average daily gain and final BW. No effect of water restriction was detected on slaughter weight, centesimal composition, colour variations, shear force, pH, weight or yield of carcass. No effect of water restriction and diets was observed on the cuts, except for neck weight. Carcass weight and yield were affected by the R:C ratios. Restricting the water supply to 0.5 does not affect the carcass weight or yield of Santa Inês crossbred lambs or their meat quality characteristics (centesimal composition, colour, shear force and pH measurements). A higher proportion of concentrate in the diet results in heavier hot and cold carcass weights.

scholarly journals CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS AND MEAT QUALITY IN CULL EWES AT DIFFERENT AGES

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Geisa Isilda Ferreira Esteves ◽  
Vanessa Peripolli ◽  
Adriana Morato Menezes ◽  
Helder Louvandini ◽  
Alessandra Ferreira Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shear Force ◽  
Carotid Arteries ◽  
Carcass Characteristics ◽  
Cooking Loss ◽  
Carcass Weight ◽  
Carcass Quality ◽  
Skin Thickness ◽  
Leg Length ◽  
Jugular Veins ◽  
Cielab System

Abstract The objective of this trial was to evaluate carcass quality in 74 Santa Ines hair ewes aged 6 to 48 months. Slaughter occurred after fasting and electroshock, followed by dissection of the jugular veins and carotid arteries. Hot carcass weight, hot carcass yield, carcass length, skin thickness, shoulder, neck, loin, belly, rib and leg weights and percentages, leg length, and girth were measured. The rib eye area, color (by CIELAB system), shear force, and cooking loss were also measured. The data were analyzed using SAS procedures for analysis of variance, regressions, correlations, and principal components. Hot carcass weight was 15.75 kg and yield was 43.65%. Younger animals had higher leg yield while yields of loin and shoulder increased as age increased. The meat was darker in older animals. As age increased, both the quantity of commercial cuts decreased and the loss of quality traits, such as color, cooking loss, and shear force, increased; therefore, slaughter should be performed before 30 months of age.

Meat and sensory quality of major muscles from Angus, Charolais, and Angus crossbred steers with high and low residual feed intake

2020 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-153
Author(s):  
Zhiqiang Jiu ◽  
Bimol C. Roy ◽  
Chamali Das ◽  
Wendy V. Wismer ◽  
Manuel Juárez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Meat Quality ◽  
Feed Intake ◽  
Shear Force ◽  
Residual Feed Intake ◽  
Gluteus Medius ◽  
Genetic Group ◽  
Triceps Brachii ◽  
Lower Shear ◽  
Longissimus Lumborum ◽  
Feed Costs

Effects of residual feed intake (RFI) and genetic group on growth, carcass, and meat quality characteristics of bovine longissimus lumborum (LL), triceps brachii (TB), semimembranosus (SM), and gluteus medius (GM) muscles were investigated using 72 purebred Angus, purebred Charolais, and Angus crossbred steers (n = 24 per genetic group) classified as either high (inefficient) or low (efficient) RFI (n = 12 high and low RFI steers within genetic group). There was no RFI effect (P > 0.05) on growth, carcass, and meat quality measurements except high RFI steers had the highest dry matter intake (P < 0.05), and low RFI TB was rated as having reduced beef flavour intensity and sustained juiciness (P < 0.05). Purebred Angus and Charolais LL and GM had lower shear force values (P < 0.05) than Angus crossbreds and ageing reduced mean shear force values except in TB. For TB, SM, and GM, Angus crossbred steers had the highest mean beef flavour intensity scores, and Charolais SM and TB were less tender than those of Angus crossbred (P < 0.05). Overall, RFI did not influence most meat quality traits; therefore, low RFI animals may contribute to reducing feed costs or environmental impact without compromising meat quality and palatability.

scholarly journals Effect of carcass suspension and cooking method on the palatability of three beef muscles as assessed by Korean and Australian consumers

2008 ◽  
Vol 48 (11) ◽  
pp. 1396 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Y. Park ◽  
I. H. Hwang ◽  
S. H. Cho ◽  
Y. M. Yoo ◽  
J. H. Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Achilles Tendon ◽  
Shear Force ◽  
The Other ◽  
Triceps Brachii ◽  
Consumer Group ◽  
Cooking Method ◽  
First Order ◽  
Cooking Temperature ◽  
Longissimus Lumborum ◽  
Beef Muscles

A total of 36 steer carcasses (18 slaughtered in Australia and 18 slaughtered in Korea), where one side had been suspended by the hip (tenderstretch) and the other by the Achilles tendon were used to provide sensory and shear force samples from the Mm. triceps brachii, longissimus lumborum and semimembranosus. Sensory samples were cooked using grill (25 mm thick) and barbeque (BBQ, 4 mm thick) methods and served to 360 untrained Australian and 720 untrained Korean consumers. Australian consumers sensory tested grill and BBQ samples from Australian carcasses (216 samples), while Korean consumers sensory tested grill and BBQ samples from both Australian and Korean carcasses (a total of 432 samples). The three-way interaction between carcass suspension, cooking method and muscle was significant (P < 0.05) for tenderness, overall liking and a composite palatability score (MQ4), where the combination of BBQ cooking and hip suspension resulted in large increases in sensory scores for the M. semimembranosus. Variation in sensory scores and shear force are discussed in the context of possible interactions with cooking temperature. There was a significant (P < 0.05) first order interaction between consumer group and muscle for juiciness score. Consumer effects were significant (P < 0.05) for all sensory scores, being largest for juiciness (~8 sensory units), like flavour and overall liking (both ~6 sensory units) and MQ4 (~5 sensory units) scores, with the smallest effect on tenderness (~2 sensory units).

scholarly journals Changes on the Development of Rigor Mortis in Cultured Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Fed with a Mixture of Plant Proteins

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Nathaly Montoya Camacho ◽  
Enrique Márquez Ríos ◽  
Francisco Javier Castillo Yáñez ◽  
Saúl Ruíz Cruz ◽  
Aldo Alejandro Arvizu Flores ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Shear Force ◽  
Dietary Treatment ◽  
Average Weight ◽  
Farmed Fish ◽  
Rigor Mortis ◽  
Tank System ◽  
Main Protein

In recent years it has been pointed out that the feed of farmed fish has an effect on the quality of the final product. Therefore, this study evaluated the effect of fishmeal (FM) replacement by a mixture of plant protein (MPP) on the development of rigor mortis of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). One hundred and twenty fish at an initial average weight of 123 ± 6.3 g were fed with three extruded isonitrogenous and isolipidic 6.2% crude lipids experimental diets, in which FM were replaced by 0% (D0), 50% (D50), and 100% (D100) of MPP (soybean meal, corn meal, wheat meal, and sorghum meal). A reference diet (DC) containing FM as the main protein source was used as a control. The fish were divided into triplicate groups per dietary treatment. The experiment was conducted in a tank system at 26.8°C water temperature for 67 days. The chemical composition of experimental diets and muscle were determined. The glycogen, adenosine 5′-triphosphate (ATP) and related compounds, pH, shear force, and rigor index (RI%) were monitored during storage on ice for 48 h. The results indicated that FM replacement affected (p≤0.05) the muscle composition, where the fish fed with D100 presented the higher content of lipids and ash. Fish fed with D0 and DC presented a more pronounced onset of rigor mortis and also showed a higher IR%, a lower content of glycogen, ATP, adenosine 5′-diphosphate (ADP), adenosine 5′-monophosphate (AMP), pH, and shear force. The changes in chemical composition of muscle and other parameters evaluated indicated that FM replacement increases energy reserves (glycogen, ATP, ADP, and AMP) which delayed the onset of rigor mortis, as well as a lower pH and shear force in the muscle of tilapia. Therefore, the substitution of FM by MPP could contribute to delaying the onset of rigor mortis and with this, the quality and shelf life of tilapia could be increased.

scholarly journals Meat characteristics from four different cutting parts of Cherry Valley duck

2018 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 03056
Author(s):  
Chanporn Chaosap ◽  
Panneepa Sivapirunthep
Keyword(s):  
Shear Force ◽  
Sarcomere Length ◽  
Cooking Loss ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
L Value ◽  
Cherry Valley Duck

The objective of this study was to investigate the duck meat characteristics in 4 main parts : breast, fillet, leg, and thigh. A total of 30 Cherry Valley ducks were used in this study. They were slaughtered at the age of 42 days. Carcasses were cut and collected the boneless and skinless of breast, fillet, leg, and thigh for measuring meat characteristics. The results showed that fillet and leg had the longest sarcomere length at 6, 12, and 24 hour post mortem (P<0.05). The highest pH was from leg and the lowest pH was from breast and fillet (P<0.01). The cooking loss percentage of breast was the highest while the lowest was from leg (P<0.01). Thigh and leg were tougher than breast and fillet. Shear force value negatively correlated with sarcomere length at 24 hour post mortem and with pH but positively correlated with L* value.

scholarly journals Effect of ageing on the physicochemical properties of musculus longissimus lumborum of young bulls of five breeds

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (12) ◽  
pp. 802-810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Domaradzki ◽  
Zygmunt Litwińczuk ◽  
Mariusz Florek ◽  
Paweł Żółkiewski
Keyword(s):  
Shear Force ◽  
Free Water ◽  
Cooking Loss ◽  
Water Holding Capacity ◽  
Drip Loss ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Holstein Friesian ◽  
Longissimus Lumborum ◽  
Water Holding

Recent years have seen increasing interest in the conservation and use of native breeds of livestock raised in traditional farming systems. The experience of many European countries shows that promotion of raw materials and products derived from these breeds through a labelling system has a beneficial effect on the sustainable development of rural areas, contributes to preservation of the cultural heritage of the countryside, and increases the population of the breeds. As yet no beef produced in Poland has been included on the European list of traditional and regional products. For this reason we conducted a study to evaluate selected physicochemical properties of the meat of young bulls of three native breeds, Polish Red, White-Backed and Polish Black-and- White, compared with the meat of young Simmental and Polish Holstein-Friesian bulls, during a 14-day ageing of vacuum-packed meat. The following parameters were measured in m. longissimus lumborum (MLL) taken from half carcasses of 50 young bulls (10 from each breed): pH, electrical conductivity (45 min., 24 h, 2, 7 and 14 days post mortem), colour (according to CIE L*a*b*), shear force and energy. The water-holding capacity of the meat (drip loss, cooking loss and free water by the Grau-Hamm method), TBARS value (on days 2, 7 and 14) and content of haem pigments were determined as well. The physicochemical parameters of the MLL muscle obtained from the native Polish breeds of bulls (Polish Red, White-Backed and Polish Black-and-White) had intermediate values between those of Polish Holstein- Friesian (dairy type) and Simmental (dual-purpose) cattle. No qualitative deviations, such as those associated with DFD syndrome (pH 48 h in the range of 5.51-5.72), were found in any of the samples, which indicates that the raw material is well suited to the production of beef for culinary purposes. The breed of cattle was found to significantly influence the water-holding capacity parameters. The highest (P < 0.001) drip loss was reported on the 14th day post mortem for the MLL of young bulls of the Simmental (6.89%) and Polish Red breeds (6.47%). The highest cooking loss was found on the 7th day post mortem in the MLL of young bulls of the Polish Holstein-Friesian (30.66%) and Simmental breeds (30.92%). Significantly (P < 0.01) the least favourable water-holding capacity (the largest amount of free water) was shown by the muscle of young bulls of the Simmental breed on the 2nd day post mortem (75.31 mg) and the Polish Red breed on the 7th and 14th days post mortem (67.42 mg and 60.36 mg, respectively). On the 2nd and 7th days post mortem, the most tender MLL muscle was found (according to WBSF shear force) in the Polish Holstein-Friesian (76.8 N and 69.3 N) and Polish Black-and-White breeds (89.5 N and 59.1 N). On the last, 14th day of ageing, the instrumental WBSF shear force for the breeds evaluated was definitely more homogeneous and did not differ significantly (shear force in the range of 56.3-65.7 N; P > 0.05). Compared to the muscle of native breeds, that of the Polish Holstein-Friesians showed significantly lower haem pigments (on average 35 ppm less; P < 0.01) and a lower proportion of redness (a*) (P < 0.01) on the 2nd and 7th days post mortem. The MLL muscle of young bulls of the Polish Red breed had the lowest (P < 0.01) percentage content of yellowness (b*) during the whole ageing period. Significantly (P < 0.01) lower oxidative stability (higher TBARS value) was found in the meat from young bulls of the Polish Holstein-Friesian breed (on the 2nd and 7th days post mortem) and the White-Backed breed (on the 14th day) compared to all other breeds analysed. In general, the ageing time had a positive influence on the muscle quality, as the determinants of the visual and sensory attractiveness of the meat, which are also important in the meat industry, remained stable (pH), improved (colour and water-holding capacity G-H) or became more similar among the breeds (tenderness assessed on the basis of shear force, cooking loss)....

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