Author : Nicolas A. Bland
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (127 download)
Book Synopsis Impact of Diet and Quality Grade on Meat Quality Characteristics and Their Relationship to Oxidative Stress by : Nicolas A. Bland
Download or read book Impact of Diet and Quality Grade on Meat Quality Characteristics and Their Relationship to Oxidative Stress written by Nicolas A. Bland and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marbling and tenderness in meat are some of the most impactful factors for the consumer eating experience. The cause of the relationship between marbling and tenderness is still unresolved. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of feeding different types of processed corn, with or without distiller grains on oxidative stress, and how that relates to tenderness and shelf life of beef steaks of differing quality grades. Steers (n= 240) were finished on dry rolled corn (DRC), DRC + 30% dried distillers grains (DDGS), steam flaked corn (SFC), or SFC + 30% DDGS. Cattle were fed 10 per pen. Only pens with both upper 2/3 Choice and Select-grade carcasses were sampled, with a goal of two (and a minimum of one) of each grade per pen. Three pens per treatment met the selection criterion and 36 carcasses were chosen (21 upper 2/3 Choice and 15 Select). Both strip loins were collected from each carcass, halved, and aged for 2, 9, 16, or 23 d. After aging, steaks were placed under retail display for 7 d. Subjective discoloration and instrumental color (L*, a*, and b*) were determined daily, and WarnerBratzler shear force (WBSF), slice shear force (SSF), and lipid oxidation (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances; TBARS), were measured after 0 and 7 d of retail display. Fatty acid profile, proximate composition, sarcomere length, sarcoplasmic calcium, pH, proteomic analysis, isoprostane content, and troponin-T (Tn-T) degradation of the lean were obtained. No impacts on sarcomere length, pH, sarcoplasmic calcium, and isoprostane content were found (P> 0.05). The difference in proximate composition was due to fat content between quality grades (P