An evaluation of treating broiler chickens with argon-induced anoxia combined with postmortem electrical stimulation /

(air displaced by argon) for 2.5 min. ES and AR+ES

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Main Author: Dzuik, Christopher Scott
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Summary:(air displaced by argon) for 2.5 min. ES and AR+ES
(ES) and argon-induced anoxia (Ar) of broiler chickens. A
accelerating effects of postmortem electrical stimulation
All fillets were then cooked and evaluated for shear value.
and tenderizing effects, ES seemed to be more effective than
Ar and there was little enhanced effect when Ar was combined
AR+ES produced significantly higher a* values than the I h
at I h postmortem for all treatments or at I and 6 h
carcasses were stimulated (45OV, .45A, AC, 6OHz, 2 s on/I s
Color was measured in the AOI fillets at 24 h postmortem.
controls. In both the IQF and AOI fillets, the ES and AR+ES
ES (Ar+ES). Both Ar and AR+ES were asphyxiated with < 2% 02
for pH and R-value analyses and were then individually quick
from each other. The AR+ES treatment had a greater R-value
frozen (IQF) or aged on ice (AOI) until 24 h postmortem.
off for 15 s) after bleeding. Breast fillets were harvested
or 1 h controls, which were not different from each other.
postmortem for the control carcasses. Fillets were sampled
results indicated that while ES and Ar had rigor-accelerating
than Ar, which was lower than the I h controls. These
than the ES treatment, which was greater than either the Ar
The Ar treatment accelerated the normal decline in muscle pH
The ES treatment had the lowest L* value and ES, Ar, and
This experiment was conducted to evaluate the combined rigor-
total of 100 broilers were processed in the following
treatments were not different in shear value, but were lower
treatments: untreated controls, ES, Ar, and Ar combined with
values at 1 h postmortem and were not significantly different
while the ES and AR+ES treatments yielded even lower pH
with ES.
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