Ultimate pH values in reindeer meat with particular regard to animal sex and age, muscle and transport distance
The distribution of ultimate pH values and the frequency of high pH values in three reindeer muscles (AL longissimus, M. biceps femoris and M. triceps brachii) from bulls, cows and calves after short and long distance transport were studied. About 3400 reindeer carcasses from 12 different herds were...
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ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/1166 2023-05-15T18:03:54+02:00 Ultimate pH values in reindeer meat with particular regard to animal sex and age, muscle and transport distance Wiklund, E. Andersson, A. Malmfors, G. Lundström, K. Danell, Ö. 1995-01-01 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1166 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.15.2.1166 eng eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1166/1108 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1166 doi:10.7557/2.15.2.1166 Copyright (c) 2015 E. Wiklund, A. Andersson, G. Malmfors, K. Lundström, Ö. Danell http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Rangifer; Årg 15 Nr 2 (1995); 47-54 Rangifer; Vol 15 No 2 (1995); 47-54 1890-6729 reindeer pH Rangifer tarandus tarandus L preslaughter handling meat quality DFD info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 1995 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/2.15.2.1166 2021-08-16T14:51:42Z The distribution of ultimate pH values and the frequency of high pH values in three reindeer muscles (AL longissimus, M. biceps femoris and M. triceps brachii) from bulls, cows and calves after short and long distance transport were studied. About 3400 reindeer carcasses from 12 different herds were included in this study. The post mortem processes in reindeer meat seemed to develop very rapidly, and therefore an early measurement (approx. 15h post mortem) of ultimate pH can be done without electrical stimulation of the carcasses. In a comparison between muscles, M. triceps brachii had a higher ultimate pH value than M. longissimus and M. biceps femoris. Meat from reindeer calves had higher ultimate pH values than meat from adult animals, indicating that calves are more susceptible to stress than adult animals and hence deplete their energy stores more readily. Road transport by lorry did not cause any increase in ultimate pH values in bulls and calves. Reindeer cows, however, did have an increase in ultimate pH, while more borderline cases of DFD (5.80<pH<6.20) were observed when cows were transported over more than 500 km. The physical condition and energy balance of the animals before transport were suggested to determine their ability to tolerate transport stress. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer Rangifer tarandus University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing Rangifer 15 2 47 |
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The distribution of ultimate pH values and the frequency of high pH values in three reindeer muscles (AL longissimus, M. biceps femoris and M. triceps brachii) from bulls, cows and calves after short and long distance transport were studied. About 3400 reindeer carcasses from 12 different herds were included in this study. The post mortem processes in reindeer meat seemed to develop very rapidly, and therefore an early measurement (approx. 15h post mortem) of ultimate pH can be done without electrical stimulation of the carcasses. In a comparison between muscles, M. triceps brachii had a higher ultimate pH value than M. longissimus and M. biceps femoris. Meat from reindeer calves had higher ultimate pH values than meat from adult animals, indicating that calves are more susceptible to stress than adult animals and hence deplete their energy stores more readily. Road transport by lorry did not cause any increase in ultimate pH values in bulls and calves. Reindeer cows, however, did have an increase in ultimate pH, while more borderline cases of DFD (5.80<pH<6.20) were observed when cows were transported over more than 500 km. The physical condition and energy balance of the animals before transport were suggested to determine their ability to tolerate transport stress. |
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Ultimate pH values in reindeer meat with particular regard to animal sex and age, muscle and transport distance |
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Ultimate pH values in reindeer meat with particular regard to animal sex and age, muscle and transport distance |
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Ultimate pH values in reindeer meat with particular regard to animal sex and age, muscle and transport distance |
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Ultimate pH values in reindeer meat with particular regard to animal sex and age, muscle and transport distance |
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Ultimate pH values in reindeer meat with particular regard to animal sex and age, muscle and transport distance |
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ultimate ph values in reindeer meat with particular regard to animal sex and age, muscle and transport distance |
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