Meat quality of cattle subjected to period of aging process: a cross-heifer study

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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2021v42n3p1175

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Marbling, Shear force, Tenderness, Young cattle.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of aging on meat quality of crossbred heifers. Qualitative and quantitative evaluations of carcasses and meat of 148 crossbred heifers with an average age of 13 months and 407.5 ± 29.22 kg body weight at slaughter were performed. After cooling for 24 h, the carcasses were evaluated for hot carcass weight, pH, conformation, physiological maturity, finishing, fat distribution, and length. Characteristics, such as pH, color, marbling, exudation, as well as cooking losses, percentage of ether extract, and shear force were evaluated in meat at time zero and after seven days of aging. The carcasses displayed satisfactory results for parameters such as pH at 24 h of cooling (pH24), finishing, distribution of fat, and subcutaneous fat thickness (5.58, 3.27, 2.40, and 6.62 mm, respectively). The meat had a low marbling score (5.08) and percentage of ether extract (1.71), indicating that the meat was relatively lean. Exudation and cooking losses showed similar results at zero and seven days of aging. The meat subjected to seven days of aging showed higher lightness and hue (40.98 and 0.77, respectively) and tenderness of 5.25 kg. These results indicated that aging affected meat color and shear force parameters; the meat of cross-heifers was softer but less red after maturation.

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Lucy Mery Antonia Surita, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

PhD Student of the Course of the Graduate Program in Animal Science, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, UFMS, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.

Marina de Nadai Bonin Gomes, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Profa., College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, UFMS, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.

Brayan Dias Dauria, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

PhD Student of the Graduate Program in Animal Science and Pasture, School of Agriculture Luiz de Queiroz, University of São Paulo, USP, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.

Rodrigo da Costa Gomes, Embrapa Beef Cattle

Researcher, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Embrapa Beef Cattle, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil. E

Marilia Williane Filgueira Pereira, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Post-doctorate Student of the Raduate Program in Animal Science, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, UFMS, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.

Maria da Graça Morais, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Profa., College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, UFMS, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.

Marjorie Toledo Duarte, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Prof., College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, UFMS, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.

Luis Carlos Vinhas Ítavo, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Prof., College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, UFMS, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.

André Luiz Julien Ferraz, State University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Prof., State University of Mato Grosso do Sul, UEMS, Aquidauana, MS, Brazil.

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2021-03-19

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Surita, L. M. A., Gomes, M. de N. B., Dauria, B. D., Gomes, R. da C., Pereira, M. W. F., Morais, M. da G., Duarte, M. T., Ítavo, L. C. V., & Ferraz, A. L. J. (2021). Meat quality of cattle subjected to period of aging process: a cross-heifer study. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 42(3), 1175–1188. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2021v42n3p1175

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