The influence of postmortem electrical stimulation on rigor mortis development, calpastatin activity, and tenderness in broiler and duck Pectoralis /

1.25 h PM compared to controls, ES did not affect calpastatin

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Main Author: Zocchi, Christine
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
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Summary:1.25 h PM compared to controls, ES did not affect calpastatin
1.25 h PM whereas there was no such difference over PM time
450 mA. The remaining 36 birds of each type were used as
a lower muscle pH at 0.25 h and 1.25 h PM and higher Rvalues
activity in either broilers or ducks; however, the
aging period time whereas that of the ducks did not. In
All data were analyzed within species. ES treated ducks had
at 0.25 h PM compared to controls. ES treated broilers had a
avian muscles comprised primarily of either red or white
broilers, ES decreased shear values at 1.25 h PM compared to
calpastafin activity, and tenderness in anatomically similar
calpastatin activity of the broilers did decrease over the
calpastatin activity, shear value, and percent cook loss.
controls. However, in the duck muscle there was no
difference in shear values due to ES at any time PM, There
ducks were treated with postmortem ES at the neck in a 1%
electrical stimulation (ES) on rigor mortis development,
exhibited increased myofibrillar fragmentation at 0.25 h and
had no effect in the ducks. These results suggest that the
harvested from the carcasses after 0.25 h, 1.25 h, and 24 h
in the duck muscle. Cook loss was lower for ES-treated
length (SL), gravimetric fragmentation index (GFI),
lower muscle pH at 1.25 h and higher R-values at 0.25 h and
muscle fibers. Thirty-six broilers and thirty-six AUte Pekin
NaCl solution for 2 sec on I sec off for a total of 15 sec at
non-stimulated controls. Both Pectoratis muscles were
of the broiler Pectoralis.
postmortem (PM) and analyzed for pH, R-value, sarcomere
red fibers of the duck Pectoralis have less potential for
rigor mortis acceleration due to ES than do the white fibers
shortening at 1.25 h PM with ES. ES-treated broilers
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of
time PM whereas the duck had an increase in sarcomere
was no effect on SL due to ES in the broiler muscle at any
Item Description:"Major subject: Food Science and Technology".
Vita.
Physical Description:viii, 41 leaves ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 36-40.