Document Type : Research Article
Authors
1 Department of Food Science and Technology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
2 Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
Abstract
Carcass yield is important economical parameters for producers and contributors of meat science. In the present study, carcass yield and also the weight losses resulted post mortem until consumption were investigated. The mean values of cold carcass and hot carcass weight were 15.63 and 15.33, the mean value of cooling loss was 1.87% and average value of hot and cold efficiency were 41.44% and 40.67%, respectively. The correlation between the weight of sheep and cold carcass weight was modeled using a power function with a high correlation coefficient. The mean value of drip loss and cooking loss were 2.10% and 24.51%, respectively. All parameters were evaluated for both sexes individually indicating that there was no statistically significant difference between sexes.
Keywords: Sheep meat; ageing; Hot and cold carcass yield; Cooling loss; drip loss; cooking loss
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