Feather release force and rigor mortis development in soft-scaled broilers stunned with carbon dioxide or electricity /

after scalding, feathers from the right femoral

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krupala, Jason Kyle
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1998.
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Description
Summary:after scalding, feathers from the right femoral
and chilling, breast fillets were harvested at 1.5 h
between the two stunning treatments (CO2 and
broilers were scalded with a soft scald (53 C for 120
Broilers were stunned with carbon dioxide or Micrographics.
carbon dioxide stunning method does not influence FRF,
development relative to electrical stunning.
electrical saline stunner (35 mA, 7 s) or a shackle-
electrical) for either scalding treatment. However,
electricity prior to slaughter to evaluate feather
feather tract were removed perpendicularly using a
force gauge to evaluate FRF. Following evisceration
gradient for 90 s). After bleeding for 90 s, the
indicated that there were no significant differences
line carbon dioxide gas stunning tunnel (15 to 40% CO2
of Pectoralis. Broilers (n = 72) were stunned using an
pH, or R-value due to stunning method. FRF results
postmortem for pH, R-value, and cooked meat shear
release force (FRF), and shear value, pH, and R-value
s) or a softer scald (53 C for 90 s). Within 2 min
significant (P > .05) differences in FRF, shear value,
the FRF for the soft scald was higher than that for
the necessary scalding conditions, or rigor mortis
the softer scald. These results suggest that this
value. The results indicated that there were no
Item Description:"Major subject: Food Science and Technology".
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Physical Description:viii, 37 leaves ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 30-36.