Effect of rest period in lairage on meat quality of simmental bulls and heifers (CROSBI ID 576241)
Prilog sa skupa u zborniku | izvorni znanstveni rad | međunarodna recenzija
Podaci o odgovornosti
Marenčić, Dejan ; Ivanković, Ante ; Pintić, Vinko ; Kelava, Nikolina ; Jakopović, Tomislav
engleski
Effect of rest period in lairage on meat quality of simmental bulls and heifers
In recent years a major problem in the beef chain production, which can lead to economic losses has been a frequent occurrence of dark, firm, dry beef. Consumers prefer a light pink to bright red colour and they will strongly reject dark coloured beef, believing that it is from old or sick cattle or that it is badly contaminated. The aim of this research was to examine the effect of rest period in lairage on the quality of Simmental bulls and heifers. The study was conducted on 400 cattle (200 bulls and 200 heifers), aged from 13 to 16 months. The cattle were divided in two groups ; the first group rested for 18 hours in lairage prior to slaughter, while the second group (unrested) was taken to slaughterline immediately after being unloaded. Quality indicators pH, EC and meat colour values were measured 24 hours post-mortem. Heifers had significantly lower muscle pH24, EC value and higher L* and b* value, while bulls had significantly higher parametars pH24 and EC value (P<0.001). Bulls rested in lairage had significantly poorer pH24, L*, b* and h* value compared with unrested bulls, while rested heifers had significantly better pH24, L* and h* value, compared with unrested heifers (P<0.05). Our results indicate that the rest period in heifers could have a beneficial effect on beef quality, while in bulls rest period is not recommended.
beef ; rest period ; quality indicators ; colour
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Podaci o prilogu
41-43.
2012.
objavljeno
Podaci o matičnoj publikaciji
Proceedings of 22nd International Scientific-Expert Conference of Agriculture and Food Industry
Blesić, Milenko
Sarajevo: Poljoprivredno-prehrambeni fakultet Univerziteta u Sarajevu
978-9958-597-27-5
Podaci o skupu
Nepoznat skup
predavanje
29.02.1904-29.02.2096