title: Fiber types in the longissimus muscle from water buffalo and selected domestic beef breeds.
abstract: The distribution and area of longissimus muscle fiber types from two intact male water buffaloes, one Angus bull and one Charolais bull were evaluated. Only fibers of aerobic-oxidative capacity were present in the muscles of the water buffalo examined. The absence of αW fibers may imply some significant and distinct differences in muscle metabolic and functional characteristics. All three fibers types were present in the muscles from the Angus and Charolais bulls. These findings may implicate distinct and unique differences in meat characteristics from water buffalo, such as in organoleptic and/or processing traits.
authors: Meat Science Research Laboratory, S & E, ARS, USDA, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
authors: M B
authors: MB
authors: Solomon
authors: R L
authors: RL
authors: West
authors: J W
authors: JW
authors: Carpenter