title: An assessment of the effects of an alternative method of carcass suspension and conditioning on the tenderness of beef.
abstract: The effects of leg-twisting treatment-making a slit in the flank, at the level of the cranio-ventral tip of the Rectus abdominis and tucking one hoof of the leg into this slit-plus 10 days ageing at 5-7°C, on shear value, sarcomere length, fibre diameter and fragmentation score of Semimembranosus (SM) and Adductor (ADD) muscles were assessed in fifteen mature good grade White Fulani. The treatment and 10 days ageing significantly (P ≤ 0·05) lengthened the sarcomeres, reduced the fibre diameter, increased the fragmentation score and reduced the shear value of the oven-broiled SM and ADD samples.
authors: Department of Animal Science, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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authors: Fapohunda
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authors: Okubanjo