Quality characteristics of Longissimus dorsi muscle from Bos indicus animals treated with vitamin D3

Among several techniques to improve beef tenderness, vitamin D3, important for calcium mobilization, has recently been developed as an alternative. It acts on the intracellular calcium-dependent proteases (mu- and m-calpain). Ten days prior to slaughter, 36 Nelore steers were fed 0, 3, 6 and 9 milli...

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Main Authors: Aparecida Carla de Moura Silveira Pedreira, Albino Luchiari Filho, Vanderley Benedito de Oliveira Leite, Marina Hojaij Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2003-12-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162003000400005&tlng=en