Publication Year: 2020 / Source: 2020 v.162 / Subject: 4 selected

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Author:: Tayengwa, Tawanda; Chikwanha, Obert C.; Gouws, Pieter; Dugan, Michael E.R.; Mutsvangwa, Timothy; Mapiye, Cletos
Source:: Meat science 2020 v.162 pp. 108029
ISSN:: 0309-1740
Subject:: Angus; antioxidant activity; beef; beef cattle; biopreservatives; body weight; cattle finishing; citrus pulp; coliform bacteria; diet; grape pomace; lipids; longissimus muscle; microbial load; oxidation; packaging; shelf life; slaughter; steers; thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances
Abstract:: ... The shelf-life of beef was compared from 7-months old Angus steers (281 ± 15.4 kg initial body weight) fed 150 g/kg DM dried citrus pulp (DCP) or grape pomace (DGP) for 90 days. The antioxidant activity, bacterial load, and lipid and protein oxidation were evaluated on the longissimus lumborum subjected to air-permeable packaging at days 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 post-slaughter. Beef antioxidant activity w ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2019.108029
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2019.108029