The Iberian pig is an autochthonous animal bred from the south-western area of Spain. Dry-cured Iberian ham presents a special flavor, which makes it a very worthy product among consumers. Its special characteristics are mainly due to marbling and fat content. Currently, chemical procedure is the only proved way to evaluate fat content in Iberian ham. Nevertheless, food technology experts belie...

Energy density in growing diets may affect carcass quality of cattle; however, few reports have described the impact of energy source. The objectives of this research were to determine effects of source [dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) vs. corn] and amount (limit-fed to gain 0.9 vs. 1.4 kg of BW/d) of energy during the growing phase on feedlot performance and marbling. Angus-cross ...

Beef top loin steaks from Top Choice (Modest and Moderate marbling), (primarily Small Select (Slight marbling) beef strip loins Texas Non-Texas (Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado) processing establishments were obtained to determine the role of source USDA grade/brand category on consumer sensory panel Warner-Bratzler shear (WBS) evaluations. The number 58 Choice, 54 56 60 52 Select. There × interacti...

This study was carried out to assess the influence of post-mortem processing methods on quality and shelf life two breeds sheep meat. A total twelve sheep, six each from Balami Ouda (two prominent breed Sheep in Nigeria) were weighed, slaughtered allotted three which are scalding, singeing skinning a completely randomized experimental design 2 × 3 factorial arrangement (2 methods). The carcass ...

We present an efficient framework for generating marbled textures that can be exported into a vector graphics format based on an explicit surface tracking method (see Figure 1). The proposed method enables artists to create complex and realistic marbling textures that can be used for design purposes. Our algorithm is unique in that the marbling paint on the surface of water is represented as an...

Table 1. Implant Products currently available in Australia. Abstract. The paper lists 15 different commercial products containing hormonal growth promotants (HGPs). HGPs contain synthetic forms of the steroids oestrogens, androgens or progestins. Results from the USA confirm that there are small but variable reductions in marbling associated with HGP treatment of grainfinished cattle. Experimen...

Currently, feedlot producers tend to overfeed pens of cattle to ensure adequate marbling, which results in poorer feed efficiencies and higher cost of gains. However, time on feed and corn-based diets work in concert to increase the oleic acid (18:1n-9) in marbling (intramuscular, i.m.) and subcutaneous (s.c.) adipose tissues (Chung et al., 2006; Smith et al., 2009). Corn-based diets stimulate ...