The investigation of some properties of meat from water buffalo (Bubalis bubalis) fed with two different feeds
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Yazarlar: S.O. Tömek, A. Bulgay, Fatma Meltem SERDAROĞLU, S. Demirtas
International symposium on buffalo products, , , Uluslararası, Tam Metin Bildiri, ss 241-245
DOI: 10.1163/9789004684256_045
Özet
In this research, some properties of meat from water buffalo fed with two different types of feed were investigated. For the study, two groups of water-buffalo each consisting of five animals were used. The first group was fed with a mixture of 50% straw and 50% concentrated feed, whereas the second group was fed with a mixture of 70% straw and 30% concentrated feed until the age of 24 months. All animals were slaughtered on the same day and after 24 hrs of slaughter the Psoas major, Longissimus dorsi and Semitendinosus muscles were dissected. The pH, Hunter colour, total water content, press juice, protein, fat, ash, connective tissue, TBA content, Warner-Bratzler shear force, and sensory properties were determined. The first group showed higher values for pH and fat content than the second group in all three muscles. There were no significant differences between the two groups in other properties. All muscles were found to be acceptable in sensory properties, although differences were found between the three different muscles, but not (within muscles) between groups.