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AMSA will be welcoming the meat science community to the 75th Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) June 12-15, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The Wednesday morning Closing Keynote Session, sponsored by JBS Foods/Pilgrim’s, will focus on the “AMSA 75th Celebration of Our History.”
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AMSA will be welcoming the meat science community to the 75th Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) June 12-15, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The Wednesday morning Closing Keynote Session, sponsored by JBS Foods/Pilgrim’s, will focus on the “AMSA 75th Celebration of Our History.”
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Meat and Muscle Biology Article Feed
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12/7/2022 — Palatability traits of ribeye, strip loin, and tenderloin steaks were evaluated in a bone-in versus boneless format.Sensory characteristics of these cuts were also evaluated in 2 quality grade categories; upper 2/3 USDA Choice and USDA Select to evaluate the interactions of marbling level and bone state. Subprimals were collected from both sides of 12 beef carcasses per quality grade and aged for
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11/8/2022 — Salmonella entericais a leading cause of foodborne illness in the United States. In this study, 3S. enterica strains (serovars Cerro, Montevideo, and Typhimurium) were isolated from a beef processing plant with a history of Salmonella recurrence. Floor drains of the hotbox area and storage cooler of the same plant were sampled for environmental microorganisms. Biofilm
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11/8/2022 — To determine how Zn and ractopamine hydrochloride (RAC) supplementation affect the longissimus thoracis muscle proteome in beef cattle, 48 high percentage Angus steers (494±18.2 kg) were utilized in a 2×2 factorial study design. Steers were blocked by body weight (BW) and genetic gain potential (GeneMax; Zoetis, Parsippany, NJ) into control (CON; analyzed 36 mg Zn/kg dry matter [DM]) or
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11/7/2022 — The goal of this study was to evaluate the variation in spoilage microbiota associated with sliced, prepackaged deli-style ham from varying processing environments available in the retail market in the United States. Three different brands of presliced ham, water added were purchased at local markets and evaluated every 2 wk beginning 4 wk prior to the sell-by date until 4 wk beyond the sell-by
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11/7/2022 — Beef flavor has been identified as a driver of consumer acceptability; however, little is known about variability of flavor in major United States retail beef cuts. Four beef cuts (chuck roast; top sirloin steaks; top loin steaks; and 80/20 ground beef) were obtained from retail stores (n=30 per cut per city) in Miami, Los Angeles, Portland, New York, and Denver during a 2-mo period in 2018.
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