The rate of ph decline in electrically stimulated carcasses is determined by many factors including current, voltage and the time of application chrystall and. Sustainable meat quality and standards what unece brings to the table lilianna annovazzijakab, pdf. Meat quality evaluation starts with the quality control of raw meat obtained after. Pork quality traits according to postmortem ph and. Meat quality indicators and their correlation in two. Except cooking loss, all the meat color and quality characteristics were not affected across all the crossbreds. Effects of postslaughter carcass handling on meat quality article pdf available in pakistan veterinary journal 322. Kamihiro s, stergiadis s, leifert c, eyre md, butler g. Meat quality indicators and their correlation in two crosses. The relationship between good handling stunning and meat quality in beef, pork, and lamb keith e. The book opens with a look at cellular muscle tissue development, metabolism and physiology. Meat species specifications to ensure the quality of meat.
Subsequent chapters look at topics surrounding the development of tenderness, waterholding capacity, lipid oxidation and color in meat products. How to eat more meat in 2017and feel better about it. It is a vital field to ensure the food safety to the consumers and it conserves the laws related to meat and meat products. Improving cattle performance and meat quality by measuring temperament heather burrow crc for cattle and beef quality, csiro livestock industries, po box 5545, rockhampton qld 470 ph. Carcass characteristics and meat quality of bulls and steers. From genes to ethics provides a reference source that covers what constitutes meat quality in the minds of consumers, marketers, and producers in the 21st century, using the same scientific authority as texts on traditional meat quality values. Sensory evaluation and its relationship to physical meat. Nonruminant nutrition and meat quality buckley et al. Meat quality is a combination of subjective and objective measurements which vary across markets, particularly international markets. Carcass yields and physiochemical meat quality of semiextensive. Technical aspects encompass product composition, processing technologies, packaging, storage and distribution. The adulteration of inferior quality meat into superior quality meat is a common practice all over the world. The quality of pork is the result of a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Meat and eating quality research has been carried out with key objective to identify and understand the factors that determine.
In conclusion, these data indicate eld peas may be used as an alternative diet for growing and nishing cattle with minimal to no negative impact on fresh meat quality. Details on the manufacturing practice for each individual group of meat products. Gender status effect on carcass and meat quality traits of feedlot. Perceptions of poultry meat quality intricately involve freshness, healthiness, and versatility by the consumer but appearance and convenience appear to be the market drivers kennedyet al. Quality grade is determined by quality of lean meat and yield quality of lean is determined by firmness of lean, firmness of fat, and distribution of external finish fat. Evaluation of pork quality in two different genotypes and potential of vitamin e to improve pork quality. Name one of the two pure breeds that excel in meat quality characteristics. Meat quality may also be impaired, appearing as pse pork. Isbn 9157667659 in this thesis, influences of conventional and organic rearing systems, breed crosses and feeding regimens on performance, carcass and technological and sensory meat quality traits.
Mabry iowa pork industry center iowa state university starting points swine production is a business enterprise it must be profitable over the long run it should be enjoyable over the long run the quality of our product will have a major effect on our business and our future. Animal genotype, feeding systems, low stress handling and processing systems are among many factors that impinge on meat quality. There are four major criteria used in measuring pork quality. The carcass traits of leanness and muscling and the presence of the stress gene can impact the eating quality of pork. Rothschild evidence of paternally imprinted qtl around igf2 in a berkshireyorkshire cross. In a norwegian study of meat quality in 15 species, rodbotten et al. Effects of ph early postmortem on meat quality in beef longissimus. Outline factors influencing variation in pork quality. A naturally occurring polyunsaturated fatty acid found almost exclusively in. Carcass and meat quality traits of four different pig crosses. Changes of meat quality characteristics and intramuscular. Appearance quality attributes include skin colour, meat colour, cooked meat pinkness, and appearance defects such as bruises and haemorrhages. The meat inspection procedure is carried out in two phases, ante and post mortem inspection. Effect of animal and nutritional factors and nutrition on.
Physiologically the quality of the meat is dependent upon its ultimate ph, which is determined by conversion of glycogen to lactic acid within the meat berg, 2001. A pigs genetic makeup plays a role in the incidence of pse pork, but the amount and type of stress placed on. Developing a checklist for pork quality steven j moeller department of animal sciences the ohio state university 6146883686 phone moeller. The relationship between good handling stunning and meat. Producing quality meat is important to maintain a market and public support for pork production. The knowledge of the performance of modern pig genotypes in outdoor conditions is very limited probably due to lack of economic benefit.
This study was conducted to evaluate animal performance, carcase characteristics and meat quality of young bulls and steers charolais. Meat quality and health implications of organic and conventional beef production. A pigs genetic makeup plays a role in the incidence of pse pork, but the amount and type of stress placed on the pig prior to slaughter is the main factor. Via are an important tool to predict carcass cuts and composition.
Nevertheless, marbling is related to muscle firmness, flavor and juiciness and is a very important factor in meat quality evaluation. Electrical conductivity as an indicator of pork meat quality article pdf available in journal of central european agriculture 111. In the last 5 years meat quality in terms of sensoric meat quality became more and more important. Pdf effects of postslaughter carcass handling on meat. Muscle color, firmness or wetness and marbling are.
How to assess without the mess in addition to hundreds of recent farming and agriculture news articles. Feeding and meat quality a future approach sciencedirect. Nonetheless, it is an intensively discussed subject and it depends on the degree of intramuscular fat content imf and water binding capacity wbc of the meat, or basically its chemical and physical properties compare figure 1. This helps the meat case employee, but it also helps the customer find a cut to their liking, she says. In the present study, sh also had a larger loin crosssectional area p stunning and meat quality in beef, pork, and lamb keith e. Whc is the ability of meat to retain its water during processing, storage and cooking. Meat quality and health implications of organic and.
Developing a checklist for presentation overview pork quality. Sensory meat quality sensory meat quality such as tenderness, juiciness, and consumers are not really interested. A noninvasive port able system has been developed that monitors meat quality in terms of soluble pro tein content, microbial load, and biogenic am ine content jordan et al. Improving meat quality through natural antioxidants. Identification of qtl affecting meat quality in a berkshire by yorkshire 3 generation family m. Furthermore, the present results suggest that the ultimate ph of meat is a relevant selection criterion since it was strongly related to meat color, waterholding capacity and texture. View up to date crop reports, livestock information and ag industry breaking news from. All stages of the food chain can effect meat quality. Beef was shown to have distinct sensory characteristics, quite different from pork or lamb.
Measuring meat quality has the objective of relating its sensory andor nutrient characteristics in one manner or another. Pork quality is a critical part of most niche pork markets. Meat processing hygiene 341 products but also for the raw materials and the various processing steps. Changes of meat quality characteristics and intramuscular connective tissue of beef semitendinosus muscle during postmortem aging for chinese. Aug 25, 2008 the major factors contributing to meat quality were heritable, and no genetic conflict was detected between meat quality and meat quantity. Mabry iowa pork industry center iowa state university starting points swine production is a business enterprise it must be profitable over the long run it should be enjoyable over the long run the quality of our product will have a.
Meat quality understanding industry measurements and guidelines there is no single definition of high quality meat used in the pork industry today. Muscle color, firmness or wetness and marbling are measurements which help predict the final eating quality of pork. Meat species specification is an area which needs specialized attention in the food quality management system. It is important that pigs exhibited in youth swine shows produce meat that has high eating quality.
The main purpose of these local pig breeds is the fabrication of high quality drycured meat products taking advantage of their rusticity and the natural feed resources. Damp meat, pale meat, and soft meat all come from a factoryfarmed pig. Meat quality resulting from increased dietary cla must be determined, including effects on marbling, taste, tenderness, color and other factors. The classification of pork quality is performed through visual observation by an expert who assesses the appearance, color, and postmortem ultimate ph prieto, 2007. Download limit exceeded you have exceeded your daily download allowance. Meat and eating quality research has been carried out with key objective to identify and understand the factors that determine the eating quality and how they can be influenced. The decline of ph after slaughter until rigor sets in, as well as the ultimate ph value of the muscle, markedly affect several technological meat quality traits in pork, lamb and beef. Meat ph and pork quality why is ph important to pork quality.
We raise pigs to produce pork for consumers to eat. Trained sensory perception of pork eating quality as affected by fresh and cooked pork quality attributes and endpoint cooked temperature. Pdf electrical conductivity as an indicator of pork meat. Genomics is going to play an important role in identifying elite sires for meat quality. Several reports suggest that a relationship between the rate of muscle protein degradation and the rate and extent of tenderness in meat exists. The effects of vitamin e supplementation 0, 75, 150, 300, and 600 mgkg for 6 weeks prior to slaughter on pork. Diet and genetics influence beef cattle performance and meat.
A fact sheet titled quality sheep meat electrical stimulation for improved eating quality and occupational health and safety is available and can be found at the sheep crc website au this is the second in a series of practical wisdom notes available from the sheep crc aimed at improving the quality of australian sheep meat. There are endless regional and ethnic variations on how to butcher. Pork quality and your profitability iowa state university. Processed meat products, although in some regions still in their. Thus, in situations where the rate of protein degradation is decreased, this may lead to increased muscle growth but decreased tenderness, e. However the less known management practices that also influence meat quality is also described, with an indication of the role of the seed stock industry. But, how do you determine if the beef displayed in a retail case at. Recommendation to reduce fat consumption from ruminant meat does not consider the contribution of nutritionally beneficial fatty acids in lean beef. Pdf improving meat quality through natural antioxidants. Evaluation of pork quality in two different genotypes and.
Such quality management schemes qm have technical and hygienic components. Improving cattle performance and meat quality by measuring. Since appearance is so critical for consumer selection, poultry producers go to great lengths to produce products with the appropriate colour for a particular market and to avoid appearance defects which. Smith and temple grandin meat science program, department of animal sciences colorado state university, fort collins, co 805231171.
Feb 28, 2016 instead, meat quality is described by the sum of all meat quality characteristics, which are typically adjusted by the effects of muscle ph pearce et al. Mar 17, 2017 the science of meat quality explores the basis of meat quality long before it hits grocery store shelves. Quality standards the usda sets forth quality features for beef, pork, and poultry the quality features are classified into grades as determined by. In a related study baumgard and duff are analyzing the effects of dietary cla on growth performance in castrated beef cattle. Pork quality relates back to knowledge national hog farmer. In addition to these effects, the stress response of a pig such as stressinduced vocalization to snaring may in. Pork quality criteria1 1 color generally darker pink pork is preferable. Growth performance, carcass yield, and quality and. Correct answers include marbling, texture, color, wetnessdryness. For that reason ultimate ph values remains the most valuable indicator of meat quality of pigs at the slaughter plants. Since the sensory and technological qualities of pork are complex phenotypes that are determined by different traits color, ph, drip loss, marbling. The science of meat quality pdf books library land. Improvement of meat quality in commercial beef and pork.
Pse meat is less desirable to consumers because of its color, and because it is drier and tougher after cooking. Sensory evaluation and its relationship to physical meat quality attributes of beef from nguni and bonsmara steers raised on natural pasture volume 2 issue 11 v. Department of animal sciences and industry kansas state university december 1994 when consumers eat a steak or slice of roast, they expect the meat to be tender, juicy and have a good beefy flavor. Quality assurance is everyones job, our future depends upon it. Organoleptic quality of lamb meat effects of pre and postslaughter factors on the organoleptic quality of lamb meat meat quality is influenced by preslaughter factors that determine the composition of the muscle, by various biochemical reactions after slaughter and by technological factors, which determine the intensity of these reactions. Meat quality genetic and environmental factors sciendo. When looking at a pork chop in a supermarket meat case, name one factor you would look for to evaluate muscle quality. Wax, northon, and schmidt 1975 found that hampshire pigs had the largest loin area followed by duroc and yorkshire. Consider seeking out pastured pork or organic pork for the best results. Meat quality is normally described by a number of factors such as its appearance, smell, firmness, juiciness, tenderness and flavour. Abstract the study evaluated the effect of gender status on carcass and meat quality of feedlot angus. Fatty acid benefits animal and human health 2003 arizona agricultural experiment station research report. The most common meat quality problem is pse, or pale, soft and exudative meat.
Overall, there were minimal changes in discoloration, color, or tenderness. Meat processing technology v introduction meat consumption in developing countries has been continuously increasing from a modest average annual per capita consumption of 10 kg in the 1960s to 26 kg in 2000 and will reach 37 kg around the year 2030 according to fao projections. Identify steps producers can take to improve pork quality 3. Driven by consumer satisfaction, quality is an intrinsic part of meat supply chains beginning on the farm where animals are produced and ending at the retail store where meat is sold. The signifcance of preslaughter stress and diet on colour and colour stability of pork. Conjugated linoleic acid cla isnt yet a household term, but it likely will be. Unece meetingworkshop on meat quality for a sustainable future. Meat color characteristics such as lightness l, redness a, yellowness b, and quality characteristics such as cooking loss, water holding capacity and shear force are presented in table 7. Meat is either consumed as a component of kitchenstyle food preparations or as processed meat products.
Slaughter and postslaughter processing is known to influence meat quality. During ante mortem inspection the slaughter animals are screened to assess general behaviour, nutritional status, cleanliness, signs of diseases and abnormalities in posture, structure, colour, discharges and odour. Improving meat quality with cla university of arizona. Some aspects of sensoric meat quality and its relationship to intramuscular fat and the technological meat quality traits are given in this paper. A grading system for pork, such as beef has with prime, choice and select, may help identify a quality pork cut, but underly says that grading labels may also add confusion to. Performance, carcass and meat quality in pigs influence of rearing system, breed and feeding. Frontmatec offers the phmeter for evaluating meat quality.
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