In order to an observation and fundamental study on the rate of water holding capacity for the meat hygiene in the samples of 224 Korean native cattle.
After slaughter, 10gm of the beef each was taken from chuck, rib, loin, rump, flank and round in order to measure water holding rate in percent.
It is hope that the information will be used for reference in future endeavors of study in the field of Meat Hygiene in Veterinary Public Health and Food Hygiene in Public Health. The results were summarized as follows:
1) Results of water holding rate in the beef was 75.8±1.04% in Korean native cattle.
2) The mean value of water holding _rate the `parts of beef were 76.1±1.3% in chuck,
75.1±1.5% in rib, 75.4±0.7% in loin; 76.0±1.5% in rump, 75.5±1.4% in flank and
76.5±1.5% in round, respectively.
3) The age and body weight gain of cattle showed the reverse proportion to ´Water holding rate of beef (p<0.01).
4) Theret was a significant correlation on(r = -0. 558, p<0. 01) between age and water´ holding rate of muscle (beef) in Korean native cattle and its induced regression equation was shown as the following Y=78.02-0.631X(Y is water holding rate in %, X is age in year).
5) The correlation coefficient of body weight and water holding rate of muscle (beef) was r=-0.602(p<0.01) and the regression equation induced from it was: Y=80.679-0.012 X (Y is water holding rate in %, X is body weight in kg).
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