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JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 61, Issue 1, Pages 47-53Publisher
KOREAN SOCIETY ANIMAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
DOI: 10.5187/jast.2019.61.1.47
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- Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (IPET) through High Value-added Food Technology Development Program - Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) [118039-03-1-WT031]
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This study was performed to evaluate the microbial and temperature changes of boxed beef during transport and distribution under vacuum and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), and to compare between excision and swab sampling for 15 days. The top round and striploin (quality grade 1) from Hanwoo steers at 2 days post-slaughter were obtained from a local meat processing plants and chilled at 4 +/- 2 degrees C in a cold room. The boxes were transported under refrigeration (4 +/- 2 degrees C) to the laboratory within half an hour. Vacuum and MAP packs were subsequently taken out from cool boxes, and microbiological examinations were carried out at 0, 6, 12, and 24 h of storage time. MAP was more effective than vacuum packaging for the inhibition of total aerobic, lactic acid bacteria and Pseudomonas (p < 0.05). Microbial loads of swab methods were slightly lower than those of excision ones (p < 0.05). The results of this study could be utilized by meat consumers in future studies as well as by manufacturers to determine the ideal storage conditions for cool boxed meat, thus ensuring reduced economic losses due to spoilage.
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