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Carcass and meat quality of finishing Friesian steers fed the β-adrenergic agonist L-644,969.
Meat Science 1994
The effect of the β-adrenergic agonist L-644,969 on selected parameters of carcass and meat quality was examined in Friesian steers. Four groups of 18 steers were individually offered ad libitum a pelleted diet that contained 0, 0·25, 1·0, or 4·0 ppm L-644,969 for 12 weeks prior to slaughter. L-644,969 quadratically increased carcass weight (3·7, 9·3, and 8·5%, P < 0·001) and altered the distribution of lean meat such that a greater (0·3-5%; P < 0·01) proportion was in the more valuable cuts. There were no effects of L-644,969 on carcass-chill loss and on the water-holding capacity of the longissimus thoracis et lumborum (LTL) muscle. The intramuscular-fat concentration of the LTL was decreased (27-50%; P < 0·01) and the effects on muscle ultimate pH were small and commercially unimportant. Fibre-optic-probe measurements of the LTL indicated darker (P < 0·01) meat due to β-agonist treatment. L-644,969 increased the shear force required to cut through cooked muscle from the LTL (159%, 209%, and 217%, P < 0·001). It is concluded that L-644,969 treatment improved the quantity and distribution of lean in the carcass but impaired meat quality, primarily through a reduction in tenderness.
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