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Meat Sci 2021 Apr 2;178:108509. Epub 2021 Apr 2.

Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA-CONICET), Chacabuco 145, T4000ILC Tucumán, Argentina. Electronic address:

The effect of bioprotective extracts (BEs) from Lactobacillus acidophilus CRL641 (BE-1) and Latilactobacillus curvatus CRL705 (BE-2) against the exopolysaccharide producer Latilactobacillus sakei CRL1407 in vacuum-packaged meat discs at 4 °C was evaluated. Lat. sakei CRL1407 was able to grow in control samples from 2. Read More

Front Vet Sci 2021 29;8:611153. Epub 2021 Mar 29.

INRAE, Université Clermont Auvergne, VetAgro Sup, UMR1213, Recherches sur les Herbivores, Clermont-Ferrand, France.

For the European abattoirs, the preferred carcass grading site is at the fifth rib, and cutting at the tenth rib as in Australia could lead to a lower economic value of the carcass. Therefore, the objective of this study was to compare the grading scores of marbling and the meat and fat color on (LTL) at the fifth and the tenth thoracic vertebrae. The consequences on the prediction of beef eating quality using the Meat Standards Australia (MSA) grading scheme were also evaluated for cull cows, which produce the majority of beef consumed in France. Read More

Trop Anim Health Prod 2021 Apr 14;53(2):259. Epub 2021 Apr 14.

College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, China.

The aim of this study was to identify differentially expressed long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) molecules and predict their target genes related to muscle development and lipid metabolism in longissimus dorsi (LD) muscles of Bama Xiang pigs under constant heat stress. Ten male Bama Xiang pigs with an average initial body weight of 14 kg were randomly divided into control group (22°C) and heat stress (35 °C) group. The experiment lasted for 28 days. Read More

Poult Sci 2021 Feb 18;100(6):101071. Epub 2021 Feb 18.

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland Government, Toowoomba 4350, Queensland, Australia.

Maintaining dry litter that chickens can "work" is a key objective for successful meat chicken production as it reduces the likelihood of health and welfare issues by breaking down and working excreta and contributing to the water evaporation process. Litter turning is a practice that may help reduce moisture content within the litter by accelerating the drying process when it is combined with effective ventilation. However, information and research about the practice and the effects it could have on the health and well-being of meat chickens (broilers) are minimal. Read More

Food Chem 2021 Mar 31;356:129733. Epub 2021 Mar 31.

Meat Quality Area, Center of Scientific and Technological Research of Extremadura (CICYTEX-La Orden). Junta de Extremadura, Guadajira, Badajoz, Spain.

The potential of Near Infrared Spectroscopy combining different spectral treatments and classification models was assessed for the classification of individual pre-sliced Iberian dry-cured loin packaged under modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) into three official commercial categories (which involve the breed purity and production system) according to the current Iberian Quality Standard (Black, Red and White) and for the assignment to the shelf-life time (0, 4, 8 and 12 months). External validation results provided acceptable results, with up to 100% of samples correctly assigned to Black and White official commercial category and into all storage times. Actually the 100% assignments were obtained using more than one approach (SIMCA and LDA for commercial categories and PLS-DA, SIMCA and LDA for storage times). Read More