Relation of postmortem protease activity to tenderness in buffalo meat and Brahman beef

We previously showed that meat from crossbred water buffalo had significantly higher tenderness than beef from crossbred Brahman cattle of the same age, gender, and diet. Extensive studies on meat tenderness have indicated that proteases degrade muscle fibre proteins during postmortem storage, leadi...

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Main Authors: M. Hirabayashi, K. Chikuni, S. Muroya, T. Fujihara, L. C. Cruz, J.R. V. Herrera, R.M. Lapitan, A.N. Del Barrio, K.E. Neath, Y. Kanai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-02-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1221