title: Effect of storage on quality traits of the semimembranosus muscle of farmed fallow deer (Dama dama) bucks and does.
abstract: A total of 12 farmed fallow deer bucks and 12 does aged 31-32 months were included in a study on the effect of storage in vacuum packaging on the functionality of venison of the Semimembranosus muscle. All the analyzed meat quality traits were not affected by sex. The storage of meat in vacuum led to: an increase of pH (by 0.13 units; P = 0.001), L* (by 1.85 units; P = 0.002), a* (by 1.15 units; P = 0.013) and chroma (by 1.16 units; P = 0.016), a decrease of free water (by 6.62 percentage points (p.p.); P = 0.001) and water-holding capacity (cm2) (by 29.61%; P = 0.001), and the increase of dry matter content (by 0.67 p.p.; P = 0.001). The results indicate that the chilled storage of venison caused the stabilization of pH and color, improvement of water-holding capacity, with no negative effect on the proximate chemical composition. The quality of deer meat obtained from does and bucks was similar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Breeding and Product Quality Assessment, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Suchy Las, Poland.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ludwiczak
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Breeding and Product Quality Assessment, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Suchy Las, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stanisz
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Breeding and Product Quality Assessment, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Suchy Las, Poland.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bykowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Breeding and Product Quality Assessment, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Suchy Las, Poland.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Składanowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Breeding and Product Quality Assessment, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Suchy Las, Poland.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ślósarz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003080:Cold Temperature; D003116:Color; D003670:Deer; D005260:Female; D005504:Food Analysis; D018857:Food Packaging / Q000379:methods*; D063427:Food Quality; D061353:Food Storage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis; D014618:Vacuum; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014867:Water
keywords: chilled storage; fallow deer; sex; venison quality