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Calcium-activated tenderization of strip loin, top sirloin, and top round steaks in diverse genotypes of cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 Dec 1999
Pringle T D, Harrelson J M, West R L, Williams S E, Johnson D D
Abstract excerpt
Steers of known percentage Brahman (B) and Angus (A) breeding (100% A, n = 6; F1 B x A, n = 6; and 100% B, n = 6) were used to determine the effect of calcium chloride injection on the calpain proteinase system and meat tenderness. The steers were slaughtered in six replications (at either 9 or 14 mm of backfat, determined ultrasonically), with each breed type represented. Calpains and calpastatin activities were...
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