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:
Equations were developed to predict beef longissimus dorsi (LD) tenderness after postmortem refrigerated aging. Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF) and myofibril fragmentation indices (MFI) were determined at 1, 3, 7 and 14 days postmortem on LD of Angus-Hereford (AH, n = 8) and 5/8 Brahman crossbred (n = 8) heifer carcasses. Correlation coefficients between WBSF and MFI were −0.91, −0.74, −0.63, and −0.40 at 1, 3, 7 and 14 days postmortem, respectively. None of the traits measured correlated significantly with 14-day WBSF (P 〉 0.05). A three-variable prediction equation that included 24-hr calcium-dependent protease (CDP) inhibitor activity, 0-hr CDP-I activity and 24-hr cystatin activity accounted for 63% of the variation in 14-day WBSF.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1991.tb04718.x
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