Continuous versus intermittent
electrical stimulation of beef carcasses
and their effect on hot-boned Muscle-pH decline

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Continuous versus intermittent electrical stimulation of beef carcasses and their effect on hot-boned Muscle-pH decline

Bowles, J.E.; Kastner, C.L.; Dikeman, M.E.; Hunt, M.C.; Kendall, J.L.A.; Lyon, M.

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Publication Date: 1981

Conference: Cattlemen's Day, 1981, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, March 6, 1981
Starting Page: 25,
Publisher: Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station

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Abstract:

Short bursts of electricity (intermittent electrical stimulation) to beef carcasses accelerated pH decline and the onset of rigor mortis more than continuous stimulation did.

Keywords: Beef; Electrical stimulation; pH; Hot-boned

URL for this item: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/7144

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