ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Shear values of loineye muscle from (cimaterol) CIM-fed lambs were 32 and 28% greater than those of controls at 1 and 8 days postmortem. The CIM-fed animals showed lower (p〈0.01) cytochrome oxidase activity, lower (p〈0.01) initial glycogen, and higher (p〈0.05) 24 hr pH in the longissimus and semimembranosus muscles. Intramuscular fat of treated lambs (2%) was lower (p〈0.01) than that of controls (5.1%), whereas muscle protein concentration was greater (p〈0.05). The decreased aerobic capacity, lower intramuscular fat, lower initial glycogen, higher ultimate muscle pH (5.8–6.2) with subsequently reduced postmortem proteolysis and higher protein concentration all appeared to contribute to greater meat toughness of CIM-fed lambs.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1994.tb06891.x
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