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MEAT SCIENCE
卷 63, 期 3, 页码 345-352出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(02)00092-X
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carcass quality; meat quality; double-muscling; bulls; cows; parity
Carcass and meat quality of 37 bulls and 91 cows of the Belgian Blue breed (double-muscled type) were compared. Age at slaughter averaged 648+/-73 and 1820+/-689 days, respectively. Both groups of cattle were finished on maize silage supplemented with concentrate, and were slaughtered at about 750 kg live weight. Females had a lower (P = 0.004) cold carcass weight (469.7 kg) in comparison with bulls (500.8 kg), due to a reduced dressing percentage (63.8 vs. 66.6; P < 0.001). SEUROP conformation was better for bulls. SEUROP fat covering (P = .0.007) and fat content in the carcass (16.4 vs. 12.9%; P < 0.001) and in the M. longissimus thoracic (LT) muscle (2.3 vs. 1.1%; P < 0.001) were higher for females than for males. The LT of cows was darker (lower L* and higher a*-value; P < 0.001), had a better waterholding capacity (P less than or equal to 0.063) and was slightly more tender (P = 0.120) than the LT of bulls. Increasing parity reduced dressing percentage and increased LT lightness (L*-value) in cows. Several carcass (SEUROP-grading, composition, LT-area) and meat quality traits (protein and fat contents, drip and cooking losses, a*-value) were better correlated with carcass weight than parity. It is concluded that meat quality of the aged LT of cows is not negatively affected by age, while some carcass quality traits decreased with advancing age. Carcass quality traits adjusted for age at slaughter were better for bulls, but LT meat quality characteristics were at least as good for females as for males. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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