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Genetic variances, heritabilities and maternal effects on body weight, breast meat yield, meat quality traits and the shape of the growth curve in turkey birds [PDF]
Background Turkey is an important agricultural species and is largely used as a meat bird. In 2004, turkey represented 6.5% of the world poultry meat production. The world-wide turkey population has rapidly grown due to increased commercial farming.
Bastiaansen John WM +17 more
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Process redesign for effective use of product quality information in meat chains [PDF]
To full segmented consumer demand and add value meat processors try toexploit quality dierences in meat products. Availability of product qualityinformation is of key importance for this.
Rijpkema, W.A. +6 more
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Performance, carcass and meat quality in pigs [PDF]
In this thesis, influences of conventional and organic rearing systems, breed crosses and feeding regimens on performance, carcass and technological and sensory meat quality traits in pigs were investigated.
Heyer, Anke
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Mapping carcass and meat quality QTL on
Quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting carcass and meat quality located on SSC2 were identified using variance component methods. A large number of traits involved in meat and carcass quality was detected in a commercial crossbred population: 1855 pigs ...
Knol, A.J. +23 more
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Determinants of meat quality: tenderness [PDF]
Meat quality is a term used to describe a range of attributes of meat. Consumer research suggests that tenderness is a very important element of eating quality and that variations in tenderness affect the decision to repurchase. The present paper highlights recent information on the factors that affect tenderness.
Charlotte, Maltin +3 more
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Oxidation is one of the most common causes of the deterioration of meat and meat products. At the same time, synthetic antioxidants are becoming less accepted by consumers due to the potential health hazards they might cause.
Yingying Zhu +5 more
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Improving the Sensory, Nutritional and Physicochemical Quality of Fresh Meat
This Special Issue titled “Improving the Sensory, Nutritional and Physicochemical Quality of Fresh Meat” is comprised of six studies that explored different strategies to improve the quality of fresh meat, as well as some aspects related to its further ...
Paulo Munekata
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Facile Synthesis of Ag NP Films via Evaporation-Induced Self-Assembly and the BA-Sensing Properties
Herein, we design and prepare large-area silver nanoparticle (Ag NP) films based on evaporation-induced self-assembly, which offers the visual and real-time detection of chilled broiler meat freshness.
Jiahang Yu +3 more
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Vitamin E and meat quality [PDF]
Lipid oxidation is a major cause of deterioration in the quality of muscle foods. Oxidation leads to the production of off-flavours and odours, reduction of polyunsatu- rated fatty acids, fat-soluble vitamins and pigments, lower consumer acceptability, and the production of compounds such as peroxides and aldehydes which may be toxic.
P A, Morrissey +3 more
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Manipulating meat quality and composition [PDF]
Meat quality describes the attractiveness of meat to consumers. The present paper focuses on two major aspects of meat quality, tenderness and flavour. Both aspects of quality can be influenced by nutrition, principally through its effects on the amount and type of fat in meat. In several countries, high levels of intramuscular fat (marbling fat), i.e.
J D, Wood +5 more
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