title: Effect of aging on the characteristics of meat from water buffalo grown in the Delta del Paraná region of Argentina.
abstract: Fifteen crossbreed water buffalos were selected from a farm in Delta del Paraná, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina. Animals were castrated males 20-24 months old reaching final live weights of 400-420kg. They were predominantly of Mediterranean and Murrah breeds and were feed in naturally grown pastures. Tenderness and chewiness increased with postmortem aging (p<0.05). Aging did not affect flavour and odour scores, even though certain off-flavours and off-odours were reported. Changes in colour with aging were similar to those seen in beef.
authors: Instituto Tecnología de Alimentos, Centro de Investigación de Agroindustria, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), CC 77, Morón, B1708WAB Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: Martín
authors: M
authors: Irurueta
authors: Armando
authors: A
authors: Cadoppi
authors: Leandro
authors: L
authors: Langman
authors: Gabriela
authors: G
authors: Grigioni
authors: Fernando
authors: F
authors: Carduza