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The effect of chilling and freezing on histological structure in slaughter poultry

Authors: Dávid Maženský, Jozef Nagy, Katarína Holovská and Slávka Flešárová
Keywords: chicken meat, food hygiene, histology, quality

This study focused on the evaluation of morphometric histological changes in the muscles of chicken carcasses before and after two types of cold treatment. Air-spray chilling and the IQF (individual quick freezing) method were used. The diameter of the muscle fibres in breast and thigh muscles was measured. A statistically highly significant increase (P < … [Read more…]

The composition of pork lard as a raw material in meat production

Authors: Petr Pipek, Bo-Anne Rohlík, Tomáš Potůček and Anna Šimoniová
Keywords: fatty acids, lard, quality, unsaturated

The quality of pork lard is closely related to several factors that affect the composition of fatty acids and therefore has a direct impact on the technological properties of the lard, especially the formation of soft lard, and causes problems during the production of dried sausages. A methodology of sampling lard from suppliers was developed, … [Read more…]