Carcass cut-out value and eating quality of longissimus muscle from serially harvested savannah-raised Brahman-influenced cattle and water buffaloes in Venezuela
N. Huerta-Leidenz A E , A. Rodas-González B F , A. Vidal A , J. Lopez-Nuñez C and O. Colina D
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A Facultad de Agronomía, Instituto de Investigaciones Agronómicas, Universidad del Zulia, Apartado postal 15205, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
B Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba, 201 Animal Science/Entomology Building – 12 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada.
C Maestría en Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos, División de Postgrado, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad del Zulia, Apartado postal 0482, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
D Instituto Universitario Tecnológico de Maracaibo, Aparatado postal 1878. Maracaibo, Venezuela.
E Present address: US Meat Export Federation-México, Jaime Balmes No. 8, Piso 6 Despacho 602-C Fracc. 1, Col. Los Morales Polanco, México, DF CP 11510, Mexico.
F Corresponding author. Email: argenisrodas@yahoo.es
Animal Production Science 56(12) 2093-2104 https://doi.org/10.1071/AN14987
Submitted: 4 December 2014 Accepted: 30 June 2015 Published: 22 September 2015
Abstract
Males (n = 132) of riverine water buffalo (Buffalo) and Brahman-influenced cattle (Brahman) were reared alike and serially harvested at four different ages (7, 17, 19 and 24 months) to compare cutting yield (%), eating quality and consumer acceptability of cube-roll steaks at 19 and 24 months of age (MOA), and to examine post-weaning castration effects. Brahman bulls outperformed Brahman steers and Buffalo male classes in the proportion of chuck-roll, medium-value and total valuable cuts (P < 0.05). At all harvest ages, Buffalo carcasses yielded higher (P < 0.05) percentages of trimmed fat, which resulted in a sustained decline of the proportion of total lean, edible cuts. Buffalo meat had a lower shear-force value and a higher proportion of tender steaks than did Brahman at 7 and 24 MOA (P < 0.05). Whereas trained panellists detected differences in sensorial attributes only at 7 months [when Buffalo steaks were rated as more tender and flavourful (P < 0.05) than Brahman steaks], consumer acceptability ratings for Buffalo meat trended to be higher when harvested at 19 and 24 MOA (P < 0.1). The increasing proportion of boneless lean cuts with age gives Brahman a clear, commercial advantage over Buffalo; however, Buffalo produces meat as juicy and flavourful as that of Brahman and exhibits superior eating quality if harvested at 7 or 24 MOA.
Additional keywords: beef cattle, carcass yield, shear force, tenderness.
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