Abhijith Archana, Warner Robyn D, Ha Minh, Dunshea Frank R, Leury Brian J, Zhang Minghao, Joy Aleena, Osei-Amponsah Richard, Chauhan Surinder S
School of Agriculture and Food, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
School of Agriculture and Food, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; Faculty of Biological Sciences, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.
Meat Sci. 2021 May;175:108466. doi: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2021.108466. Epub 2021 Feb 11.
This study investigated the effects of age of animal and days post-mortem (PM) on meat quality of Boer goats. Twenty-four (24) wether Boer goats of two age groups (2YO group: 2 years old and 9MO: 6-9 months, with 12 animals/group) were slaughtered in a commercial processing plant. The pH@Temp18 was estimated to be above 6 in both age groups with higher (P < 0.01) values in 2YO goats. The PM storage for 14 days reduced the shear force in both age groups (P < 0.01). 2YO goat muscles (longissimus and semimembranosus) exhibited higher (P < 0.01) Thiobarbituric acid reactive substance values (TBARS), indicating increased lipid oxidation. Glycogen (P < 0.01) and lactate content (20 min post-slaughter) in longissimus of 9MO were lower compared to 2YO, and total muscle glycogen concentration was lower (P < 0.01) in both age groups below the threshold levels. Hence, as hypothesized, age and days PM proved to play crucial roles on Boer meat quality.
本研究调查了动物年龄和宰后天数对波尔山羊肉质的影响。在一家商业加工厂屠宰了两个年龄组的24只(每组12只)去势波尔山羊(2岁组:2岁;9月龄组:6 - 9个月)。两个年龄组的pH@Temp18均估计高于6,2岁山羊的值更高(P < 0.01)。宰后储存14天降低了两个年龄组的剪切力(P < 0.01)。2岁山羊的肌肉(背最长肌和半膜肌)表现出更高(P < 0.01)的硫代巴比妥酸反应物值(TBARS),表明脂质氧化增加。与2岁组相比,9月龄组背最长肌中的糖原(P < 0.01)和乳酸含量(宰后20分钟)较低,且两个年龄组的总肌肉糖原浓度均低于阈值水平且较低(P < 0.01)。因此,正如所假设的,年龄和宰后天数对波尔山羊肉品质起着关键作用。