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Effects of marketable ages on meat quality through fiber characteristics in the goose.
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Poultry science [Poult Sci] 2021 Feb; Vol. 100 (2), pp. 728-737. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 01. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Goose meat is increasingly popular among consumers because of its good quality. The fiber characteristics have been well demonstrated to be key contributing factors of meat quality, and the marketable ages are also closely related to meat quality. However, little is known about the effect of different marketable ages on the quality of goose meat through its fiber characteristics. Here, fiber characteristics of Yangzhou geese of different marketable ages (70, 90, and 120 d) and their effect on meat quality were investigated. The results showed that only fast-twitch fibers were present in breast muscle, irrespective of age, and that few slow-twitch fibers could be identified in leg muscle, especially in gastrocnemius and extensor digitorum longus. Fiber diameter in breast muscle increased rapidly from age 70 d to 90 d, from 19.88 to 26.27 μm, and remained stable for 90 d thereafter. The diameter and cross-sectional area of muscle fiber continue to grow with day increasing in leg muscle. In addition, we measured the proximate composition and physical properties at different ages. Among the 3 marketable ages investigated, the 120-day-old geese had higher intramuscular fat and protein content, as well as lower moisture content, both in breast and leg meat. Greater lightness and pressing loss, with lower redness and shear force, were observed in the breast and leg meat of 70-day-old geese when compared with 90- or 120-day-old geese. Taken together, although older marketable age hardly affected muscle fiber type in geese, it would contribute to larger muscle fiber area, higher intramuscular fat and protein content, as well as redder and chewier meat. As a result, the reasonable marketable age should be taken into account to improve quality in goose meat production, and the marketable age of 90 or 120 d was recommended and it could potentially improve meat quality in goose meat production.<br /> (Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
- Subjects :
- Age Factors
Animal Feed standards
Animals
Female
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Immunohistochemistry veterinary
Lower Extremity anatomy & histology
Meat analysis
Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch physiology
Muscle Fibers, Skeletal classification
Muscle, Skeletal anatomy & histology
Myosin Heavy Chains classification
Pectoralis Muscles anatomy & histology
Pectoralis Muscles growth & development
Pigmentation
Dietary Fiber standards
Geese growth & development
Meat standards
Muscle Fibers, Skeletal physiology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1525-3171
- Volume :
- 100
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Poultry science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33518126
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2020.11.053