Different raw beef quality traits from four local Spanish cattle breeds were studied using correlation, factorial, discriminant and multiple regression analysis. The following variables were studied after 0, 5, 10 and 15 days of storage under 60% O2, 30% CO2 and 10% N2 modified atmosphere packaging (MAP): colour physical variables, meat pigments, sensory degradation of odour and colour, microbi...

D ry aging beef to enhance its flavor and tenderness is used by a very small number of meat purveyors for upscale hotels and restaurants and by an even smaller number of retailers for the gourmet market. Dry aging is a process whereby beef carcasses, primals, and/or subprimals are stored – without protective packaging – at refrigeration temperatures for one to five weeks to allow the natural en...

nine organic substrates viz., rice grains, sorghum grains, wheat grains, millet grains, wheat straw, rice husk, cow dung, sawdust, and poultry manure were used for mass multiplication of trichoderma harzianum. of these,sorghum grains followed by millet grains were the best substrates. the poultry manure appeared to be the most unsuitable substrate, whereas rice grains, wheat grains, wheat straw...

this study evaluated the antibacterial and antioxidant effects of tamarind water solution on shelf life of silver carp ( hypophthalmicthys molitrix ) fillet during refrigerator storage. treatments of this study were unwashed samples (control), and samples washed with 1% and 2% tamarind water solution. microbial, physicochemical and sensory analysis including total viable count (tvc), peroxide v...

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of feeding zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH) on the shelf life and stability of ground beef. Beef knuckles and plates were obtained from USDA Select beef heifer carcasses from control (CON) animals or those supplemented with ZH (8.33 mg/kg of dietary DM basis) for the last 20 d of the finishing period. Subprimals were coarsely ground and blend...

To measure effects of diet on feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and beef appearance, 144 crossbred beef steers (333+/-.44 kg) were allotted within weight block (3) to a randomized complete block design with a 2 x 3 factorial arrangement of dietary treatments. Main effects were grain (barley or corn) and level of potato by-product (PB) (0, 10, or 20% of diet DM). Steers were fed diet...

we examined the effectiveness of intermittent warming (iw), hot water (hw), salicylic acid (sa), and calcium chloride (cacl2) on the postharvest life of pomegranate fruit cv. ‘shishe-kab’ and extending fruit shelf life during cold storage (3°c). fruit were subjected to cycles of 1 d at 17 ± 1°c every 6 d of storage at 3°c under iw conditions. pre-storage treatments were hw (50°c) for 3 min, sa ...

It is extremely difficult for the Hawai‘i beef industry to compete against the concentrate-finished beef that dominates the U.S. beef industry because of our state’s lack of grain production, lack of economy of scale, and an inefficient processing segment. Nevertheless, produc­ ers continue to keep their faith in the local and emerg­ ing niche markets, looking for opportunities for mar­ keting ...