Effect of slaughter age and post-mortem days on meat quality of longissimus and semimembranosus muscles of Boer goats
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Date
2021
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Meat Science
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of age of animal and days post-mortem (PM) on meat quality of Boer goats.
Twenty-four (24) wether Boer goats of two age groups (2YO group: 2 years old and 9MO: 6–9 months, with 12
animals/group) were slaughtered in a commercial processing plant. The pH@Temp18 was estimated to be above
6 in both age groups with higher (P < 0.01) values in 2YO goats. The PM storage for 14 days reduced the shear
force in both age groups (P < 0.01). 2YO goat muscles (longissimus and semimembranosus) exhibited higher (P <
0.01) Thiobarbituric acid reactive substance values (TBARS), indicating increased lipid oxidation. Glycogen (P <
0.01) and lactate content (20 min post-slaughter) in longissimus of 9MO were lower compared to 2YO, and total
muscle glycogen concentration was lower (P < 0.01) in both age groups below the threshold levels. Hence, as
hypothesized, age and days PM proved to play crucial roles on Boer meat quality.
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Research Article
Keywords
pH decline, Retail meat quality, Lipid oxidation, TBARS, Total glycogen