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 EU legislation gives an extremely general definition of the term “meat products”. The national legislation of the individual member states specifies meat product groups and requirements for the raw materials used and the final products in more detail. In Central Europe, such regulatory system is particularly well defined in Austria. Meat products in Austria … [Read more…]
Recent data from the European Union monitoring of zoonoses and zoonotic agents confirm that microbial contamination of meat, especially raw meat and fresh raw meat products, is one of the most relevant food safety issues. The most relevant foodborne pathogens (e.g. Salmonella spp., Campylobacter jejuni/coli, Yersinia enterocolitica, verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli) can be harboured in the … [Read more…]
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of soluble collagen on the texture of farmed fallow deer (Dama dama) meat. We evaluated two parts of the body (leg – Musculus gluteus medius, and shoulder – Musculus triceps brachii). The total content of collagen and soluble collagen and the texture parameters of selected … [Read more…]
In most parts of the world, male pigs that are destined for the market are physically castrated soon after birth in order to reduce the risk of boar taint. However, entire male pigs are more feed efficient and deposit less fat than barrows, particularly at heavy slaughter weights. A welfare– friendly alternative to physical castration … [Read more…]