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Production factors influence fresh lamb longissimus colour more than muscle traits such as myoglobin concentration and pH.
Meat science - 1 Sept 2016
Calnan H, Jacob R H, Pethick D W, Gardner G E
Abstract excerpt
M. longissimus colour was measured from 8165 lambs at 24h post-mortem using a chromameter. The impact of production factors (site and year of production, slaughter group, sex, age and breed type) and muscle traits (hot carcass weight, pH24, isocitrate dehydrogenase (ICDH) activity, myoglobin, iron and zinc concentrations) on meat lightness (L*), redness (a*), yellowness (b*), hue and chroma were analysed. Greater...
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