Canadian beef consumption is approximately 31 kg per annum, or a third of all meats consumed. Beef is a nutrient-rich food, providing good quality protein, vitamins B-6 and B-12, niacin, iron, and zinc. However, animal fats have gained the reputation of being less healthy. The identification of the anticarcinogenic effects of beef extracts due to the presence of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) h...

A total of 63 beef offal samples (beef liver = 16; beef lung = 14; beef intestine = 9; beef tripe = 15; beef spleen = 9) from three wet markets (A, B, and C) in Selangor, Malaysia were examined for the prevalence and microbial load of Listeria monocytogenes. A combination of the most probable number and polymerase chain reaction (MPN-PCR) method was employed in this study. It was found that L. ...

background & objectives: campylobacter jejuni is a gram negative, microaerophilic, non-spore-forming and a small curved bacillus which is able to cause foodborne infection in human. in this study the occurrence of c. jejuni in poultry and beef meat was investigated. materials & methods: forty raw meat samples including 22 poultry samples and 18 beef samples were investigated for the presence of...

For beef cattle research, a main objective is to control concomitantly the development of muscles and the qualities of beef cuts. Beef quality is a complex phenotype that is only detectable after slaughter and is highly variable. The beef industry is in need of tools to estimate beef quality of live cattle or online in abattoirs, with specific attention towards sensory attributes (tenderness, j...

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of bromelain produced from pineapple crowns on the quality of beef round cuts. The beef was treated with bromelain at the following condition; the pH of beef was 5.6, the immersion temperature was 60oC, the concentration of bromelain solution was 0.17% and the immersion time was 10 minutes. Bromelain decreased the hardness, water holding capa...

abstract main objective of this paper is to evaluate supportive policies of beef producers during the first, second, third and fourth terms of economic, social, and cultural development plans (1989 - 2008).to evaluate the policies, the producers support estimate(pse) index and other indicators (pse %, npc & nac) were used. furthermore, percentages of pse were calculated in different scenarios o...

the aim of this study was to compare conventional and organic diets in beef production. thirty-two dairy beef calves were used in 4 treatments: organic diet with three levels of forage [70% of organic diet with high amount of forage (orh), 55% of organic diet with medium amount of forage (orm), 38% of organic diet with low amount of forage(orl)] and conventional diet (con). the dry matter intak...