Pork Quality
Relationship between glycolytic oscillations and pork color and water-holding capacity
March 2, 2004By Matthew Doumit
A system was developed to monitor in vitro glycolysis catalyzed by pig skeletal muscle proteins. Oscillatory and non-oscillatory patterns of in vitro glycolysis were observed using muscle extracts...
Pork Quality
Pork Muscling Profiling Study 2002
February 13, 2004By Matthew Doumit
This research project evaluated a variety of pork quality attributes for each of 25 different muscles from 64 carcasses. The results identified several shoulder and ham muscles that have quality...
Pork Quality
Impact of Proteolysis of pH Decline and Water Holding Capacity of Fresh Pork
December 23, 2003By Elisabeth Huff- Lonergan
Degradation two of the major components of the calcium regulating system in skeletal muscle is associated with differences in pH decline and drip loss. This study indicates that there may be...
Pork Quality
Role of Muscle Cytoskeletal and Intermediate Filament Proteins in the Development of Soft and Exudative Pork
December 23, 2003By Elisabeth Huff- Lonergan|Steven Lonergan
Exudative product continues to be a major concern in the pork industry. In order to minimize the incidence of soft, exudative pork, the mechanism underlying the development of this condition must be...
Pork Quality
Optimization of Commercial Harvest Processes that Affect Pork Water Holding Capacity and Color
December 22, 2003By Collette Schultz-Kaster|Elisabeth Huff- Lonergan|Steven Lonergan
It is well understood that many producer inputs influence fresh pork quality. These inputs include swine genetics, nutrition and handling. It is necessary to develop harvest procedures that maintain...
Pork Quality
Pork Muscle Profile Study 2002
December 20, 2003By Joseph Sebranek
This research project evaluated a wide variety of pork quality attributes for each of 25 different muscles from 64 carcasses. The results identified 6 shoulder muscles and 3 ham muscles that have...
Pork Quality
Pork Muscle Profiling Study 2002-Year 2
December 20, 2003By Joseph Sebranek
This research project evaluated a wide variety of pork quality attributes for each of 25 different muscles from 64 carcasses. The results identified 6 shoulder muscles and 3 ham muscles that have...
Pork Quality
Pork Muscle Profiling Study
December 16, 2003By Dennis Buege
Traditionally muscles of the shoulder and ham have been marketed in groups as part of commodity primals (Boston shoulder, picnic shoulder, and ham). However, merchandising is evolving such that these...
Pork Quality
Identification and Traceability for the Pork Industry – A Proposal for a Feasibility Study
November 13, 2003By Randall Geiger
Modern electronics and computer technology can be used to provide traceability in the U.S. pork chain from the retail counter back to the original animal in the farrowing house but the costs...
Pork Quality
Infrared Thermography of Market Hogs as a Predictor of Pork Quality
October 17, 2003By Michael Dikeman
Infrared thermography is a non-invasive, rapid technique capable of detecting pigs with warmer and/or cooler skin surface temperatures than normal, which could be related to variation in pork...
