| Finishing diet, temperament and lairage time effects on carcass and meat quality traits in steers. | |
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PMID: 20797822 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Sixty Hereford (H) and Braford (B: 3/8 Zebu and 5/8 H) steers were finished on: D1) rangeland plus corn grain (1% of live weight) (H n=15, B n=15); and D2) high quality pasture (H n=15, B n=15) to study the effect of diet, temperament and lairage time on carcass and meat quality. Steers were slaughtered the same day in two groups, spending 15 and 3h in pens, respectively (50% from D1, 50% from D2 in each group). Animals from D1 had better carcass performance without effect of the diet on meat quality. Regardless of breed, calmer steers showed higher average daily gain and lower shear force values. Carcasses from animals in the long lairage group had a better rate of pH decline and more tender meat, suggesting that more than 3h preslaughter time should be necessary to rest and recover, mainly depending on lairage conditions. |
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M del Campo; G Brito; J Soares de Lima; P Hernández; F Montossi |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-07-25 |
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Title: Meat science Volume: 86 ISSN: 1873-4138 ISO Abbreviation: Meat Sci. Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-09-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101160862 Medline TA: Meat Sci Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 908-14 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 The American Meat Science Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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National Institute of Agricultural Research, INIA Tacuarembó, Ruta 5 Km 386, 45000, Uruguay. mdelcampo@tb.inia.org.uy |
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