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Using electrical stimulation to induce maximum pH fall in beef carcasses soon after slaughter.

Author(s) : TAYLOR A. A., RICHARDSON R. I., FISHER A. V.

Type of excerpt: Book chapter

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Any very fast chilling procedure with beef carcasses will require the meat to be removed from the carcass as soon as possible after slaughter and reduced to small size to enable rapid temperature fall. While very fast chilling may release an excess of calcium from parts of the muscle where cooling is very fast, other parts which cannot be cooled at this rate may be subject to severe cold-shortening. Electrical stimulation would seem to be advisable to avoid this toughening. However, if electrical stimulation is to be relied on to provide insurance against severe cold-shortening, it must be applied in the most effective way.

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  • Original title: Using electrical stimulation to induce maximum pH fall in beef carcasses soon after slaughter.
  • Record ID : 2000-0823
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Very fast chilling in beef. 1. Peri-mortem and the chilling process. 2. Muscle to meat. 3. Eating quality. Concerted Action CT94-1881.
  • Publication date: 1998/02
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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