The aim of this study was to evaluate the technological quality and colour of the meat of Czech Fleckvieh bulls. A total of 136 bulls were included in the experiment. Selected indicators of technological quality (water-holding capacity, pH value, area of Musculus longissimus thoracis (MLT) and muscle fibre diameter) and meat colour characteristics were evaluated … [Read more…]
A uniform system for the classification of pig and bovine carcasses has been used in the member states of the European Union (EU) since the 1980s. Besides the grading of carcasses in accordance with the prescribed scale, this system also aims at specifying the reference presentations of carcasses for individual species including corrective factors for … [Read more…]
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of steer breeds on carcass quality traits and selected indicators of nutritional quality (dry matter content, intramuscular fat content, protein content, ash content and meat colour parameters). A total of 27 steers were included in the experiment – 10 purebred Czech Fleckvieh (C) steers, 8 … [Read more…]
The aim of this study was to determine the influence of the commercial type of heifers on the quality parameters of the carcass and selected qualitative nutritional indicators in beef meat (content of dry matter, intramuscular fat, protein, ash and meat colour parameters). Sixty-six heifers were selected for the experiment – 24 purebred Czech Fleckvieh … [Read more…]
The carcass evaluation was performed on the carcasses of 60 pigs slaughtered at the age of 166 days. The carcasses were divided into two groups – 30 from surgically castrated pigs (SM) and 30 from immunocastrated (Improvac®) boars (IM). The average carcass weight of the SM group was 86.5 kg, as compared with 84.8 kg … [Read more…]
The aim of this study was to compare the meat quality of pork meat from Czech Large White pigs divided into the different quality classes. The research was performed on chosen meat material selected from 144 pigs divided into RFN (n=74), PSE (n=66) and DFD (n=4). The focus was to study pH, electrical conductivity and … [Read more…]