• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.129-137
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• 2018

Objective: The objective of this research was to evaluate the physico-chemical, microbiological and sensorial qualities of restructured steaks processed from beef trimmings (grade I and II) and frozen beef (fresh beef as control and frozen beef). Methods: Beef trimmings from commercial butcher were collected, designated into 4 treatments differing in beef trimmings grade and freezing, processed into restructured steaks with 1% microbial transglutaminase and then analyzed for product quality. Results: The results showed that all meat from different groups could be tightly bound together via cross-linking of myosin heavy chain and actin as observed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Microbial counts of psychrotrophic and mesophilic bacteria were not affected by treatments (p>0.05), and no detectable of thermophilic bacteria were found. Regarding effect of beef trimmings grade, steaks made from beef trimmings grade II (16.03% fat) showed some superior sensorial qualities including higher tenderness score (p<0.05) and tendency for higher scores of juiciness and overall acceptability (p<0.07) than those made from beef trimmings grade I (2.15% fat). Moreover, a hardness value from texture profile analysis was lower in steaks processed from beef trimmings grade II than those made from grade I (p<0.05). Although some inferior qualities in terms of cooking loss and discoloration after cooking were higher in steaks made from beef trimmings grade II than those made from beef trimmings grade I (p<0.05), these differences did not affect the sensory evaluation. Frozen beef improved the soft texture and resulted in effective meat binding as considered by higher cohesiveness and springiness of the raw restructured product as compared to fresh beef (p<0.05). Conclusion: The results indicated the most suitable raw beef for producing restructured steaks without detrimental effect on product quality was beef trimmings grade II containing up to 17% fat which positively affected the sensory quality and that frozen beef trimmings increased tenderness and meat binding of restructured beef steaks.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.310-318
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• 2004

Eating quality is a reflection of consumer satisfaction, while beef quality grade describes carcass characteristics of chiller assessment which are largely influenced by production systems including breeding and feeding schemes. On the other hand, it should be emphasized that high palatability of beef is a function of production and processing components including breed, nutrition, animal handling, post-slaughter intervention and cookery. Numerous efforts have been made by Korean beef industry and research institutes to deliver high quality beef with which domestic beef consumers are satisfied. However, majority of studies have tended to focus on improvement of intramuscular fat content with little attention on its effect on consumer-based eating quality. Furthermore, there is very limited accessible information(if any) on relative importance of eating characteristics (eg, tenderness, juiciness and flavor intensity) to consumer satisfactory rate and palatability grade. On this regard, our recent results indicated, for example, that when m. longissimus was prepared by a thin-slice style BBQ, relative weightings of tenderness, juiciness and flavor intensity for consumer satisfactory rate were 0.4, 0.35 and 0.25, respectively. When eating quality was graded into 4 groups by a sum of tenderness, juiciness and flavor intensity after multiplying these coefficients, consumers responded that the palatability score for high quality beef should be higher than 79 points. Based on our recent experiments, the current report is intended to highlight relative importance of eating quality characteristics on consumer satisfactory rate, and threshold of eating quality grade. In addition, post-slaughter intervention techniques such as electrical stimulation and tenderstretch are given as examples of critical control points of palatability assurance program of Hanwoo beef.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권8호
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• pp.1339-1351
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• 2020

Objective: It is well recognized that beef cuts from a low quality grade are usually associated with tougher, drier and less flavorful. Thus, the present study aimed at investigating the combined effects of postmortem ageing and sous vide (SV) cooking followed by oven roasting or blowtorching on the eating quality of low quality grade Hanwoo beef striploins. Methods: Hanwoo beef striploins (quality grade 3) obtained from 36 month-old Hanwoo steers were used, and the samples were chiller aged for 0 and 14 d at 4℃. After ageing, the samples were prepared into 2.5-cm steaks which were then SV cooked at 55℃ for 5 h and then raised to 60℃ for 1 h, and thereafter the SV-cooked the steaks were further roasted in oven for 20 min (SV+OV) or blowtorched (SV+TC) for 2 min. The cooked samples were analyzed for microbiological quality, browning index, Wanrner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF), aroma flavor compounds and sensory properties. Results: The SV cooking significantly reduced the WBSF values in beef samples (p<0.05). Blowtorching after SV cooking led to a browner surface of the beef steaks (p<0.05). The samples treated with SV+OV or SV+TC exhibited higher levels of Maillard reaction-derived aroma flavor compounds such as; pyrazines and sulfur-containing compounds compared to those just SV cooked. More especially, the SV+OV- or SV+TC- treated samples presented significantly higher flavor and overall acceptability scores compared to those just SV cooked (p<0.05). Ageing beef for 14 d significantly improved the tenderness by reducing the WBSF and increasing the tenderness scores. Conclusion: Thus, the combination of postmortem ageing and SV cooking followed by additional treatments (blowtorching or oven roasting) could be used to improve the eating quality especially tenderness and flavor as well as overall acceptability of low grade Hanwoo beef.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권9호
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• pp.1426-1434
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• 2023

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of Debaryomyces hansenii isolated from dry-aged beef on the tenderness and flavor attributes of low-grade beef during dry aging. Methods: Five D. hansenii strains were isolated from dry-aged beef samples. The rump of low-grade beef was inoculated with individual D. hansenii isolates and subjected to dry aging for 4 weeks at 5℃ and 75% relative humidity. Microbial contamination levels, meat quality attributes, and flavor attributes in the dry-aged beef were measured. Results: Of the five isolates, the shear force of dry-aged beef inoculated with SMFM201812-3 and SMFM201905-5 was lower than that of control samples. Meanwhile, all five isolates increased the total free amino acid, glutamic acid, serine, glycine, alanine, and leucine contents in dry-aged beef. In particular, the total fatty acid, palmitic acid, and oleic acid contents in samples inoculated with D. hansenii SMFM201905-5 were higher than those in control samples. Conclusion: These results indicate that D. hansenii SMFM201905-5 might be used to improve the quality of beef during dry aging.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.283-288
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• 2008

본 연구는 시판중인 브랜드 한우고기의 연도 조사를 위하여 13개 브랜드 한우고기 판매점에서 3개 등급(육질 $1^{++}$, $1^+$, 1등급)과 8개 소분할 부위별로 구입한 한우고기의 전단력을 분석하였다. 브랜드 한우고기 육질 $1^{++}$ 등급, $1^+$ 등급, 1등급의 숙성기간 분포비율은 7일 미만이 37.5, 45.8, 36.4% 였고, 7일-13일이 26.6, 47.2, 36.4%였으며, 14일-20일이 31.3, 4.2, 25.8%였다. 브랜드 한우고기 판매장의 냉장고 온도는 평균 $2.27-2.42^{\circ}C$ 범위였다. 안삼실, 윗등심살, 채끝살, 도가니살과 홍두께살에서 육질 $1^{++}$등급이 육질 1 등급보다 연하였다(p<0.05). 브랜드 한우고기 육질 $1^{++}$ 등급, $1^+$ 등급, 1 등급의 소분할 부위 중 안심살의 전단력가가 각각 2.56, 2.76, 3.10 kg로 가장 연하였고, 각 육질등급에서 도가니살이 4.76 kg,홍두께살이 4.96 kg, 보섭살이 5.66 kg로 가장 질긴 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 육질 $1^{++}$ 등급의 브랜드 한우고기 소분할 부위에서 전단력가 3.9 kg 이하의 분포비율은 안심살과 채끝살이 100%, 윗등심살과 보섭살이 각각 87.5, 62.5%인 반면 전단력가 4.6 kg 이상 분포비율은 흥두께살과 도가니살이 각각 50%였다. 육질 $1^+$ 등급의 브랜드 한우고기 소분할 부위에서 전단력가 3.9 kg 이하 분포비율이 안심살과 윗등심살이 100%, 채끝살과 꾸리살이 각각 44.4%였고, 전단력가 4.6 kg 이상 분포비율은 홍두께살, 도가니살, 보섭살이 각각 66.7, 55.6, 44.4%를 차지하였다. 육질 1등급의 브랜드 한우고기 소분할 부위에서 전단력가 3.9 kg 이하 분포비율은 안심살과 채끝살, 윗등심살이 각각 88.9, 62.5, 44.4%인 반면에 전단력가 4.6 kg 이상 분포비율은 도가니살이 100.0%, 홍두께살, 꾸리살, 뭉치사태가 각각 62.5, 62.5, 55.6%로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 종합하면, 시판 브랜드 한우고기는 숙성기간이 짧고, 전단력가 4.6 kg 이상 분포비율이 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.449-458
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• 2015

The effects of quality grade and storage time on physicochemical, sensory properties and microbial population of Hanwoo striploin beef were investigated. After a total of 30 Hanwoo beef were slaughtered, the cold carcasses were graded by official meat grader at 24 h postmortem. The carcasses were categorized into five groups (quality grade 1++, 1+, 1, 2, and 3) and were vacuum-packaged and stored. The samples were kept for 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22 and 25 d for analyses. As the quality grade was increased, moisture, protein and ash contents decreased (p<0.05). Higher quality grade corresponded with higher fat contents. The shear force values decreased with increasing quality grade and showed decreases sharply during the first 4 d (p<0.05). pH, water holding capacity, cooking loss, and volatile basic nitrogen for grade 1++ groups were lower than for grade 3 (p<0.05). CIE L* and b* values increased as increased quality grade (p<0.05). Meat color decreased until 13 d and fluctuated after 15 d of storage (p<0.05). Regarding the sensory scores, higher quality grade corresponded with higher juiciness, tenderness, flavor, fatty and palatability scores (p<0.05). Generally, increased storage time for 15 d improved sensory scores attributes. Results indicate that a high quality grade could positively influence physicochemical and sensory properties.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제64권1호
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• pp.143-154
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• 2022

This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship among market weight, slaughter age, yield grade, and primal cut yield in Hanwoo. A total of 403 Hanwoo (Korean native cattle) was assessed for carcass traits such as carcass cold weight, backfat thickness, ribeye area, dressing percentage, yield index, and marbling score. The production yield of the individual major primal cuts of Hanwoo beef was also measured. Carcass cold weight, ribeye area, and backfat thickness, which affect meat quality increased with increased market weight (p < 0.05). The production yield of the ten major primal cuts also increased with increased market weight (p < 0.05). In terms of slaughter age, carcass cold weight, ribeye area, and backfat thickness all increased from 25 months to 28-29 months, and the production yield of all prime cuts also increased with increasing slaughter age. According to the meat yield grade, carcass cold weight and backfat thickness increased from grade A to grade C, although the ribeye area was not affected. The combined findings of the study suggest that slaughtering Hanwoo at the weight of 651-700 kg and 701-750 and age of 28.23 and 29.83 months could be desirable to achieve the best quality and quantity grade of Hanwoo beef. However, the positive correlation of carcass cold weight and backfat thickness, and the negative correlation of the yield index according to primal cuts yield indicated that it is necessary to couple the slaughtering management of cattle with improved genetic and breeding method of Hanwoo to increase the production yield of the major prime cuts of Hanwoo beef.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권12호
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• pp.1781-1789
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• 2013

Many studies have been carried out with respect to packaging methods and temperature conditions of beef. However, the effects of packaging methods and temperature conditions on the quality characteristics have not been extensively studied in low-grade beef. Low-grade beef samples were divided into 3 groups (C: ziplock bag packaging, T1: vacuum packaging, and T2: modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), $CO_2/N_2$ = 3:7) and samples were stored at $4^{\circ}C$ for 21 days. The water-holding capacity (WHC) was significantly lower in T1 than in the other samples up to 14 days of storage. The thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and volatile basic nitrogen values were significantly lower in T1 and T2 than in C after 7 to 14 days of storage. The total bacterial counts were significantly lower in T1 and T2 than in C after 14 days of storage. In a sensory evaluation, tenderness and overall acceptability were significantly higher in T1 and T2 than in C at the end of the storage period (21 days). We propose that the MAP method can improve beef quality characteristics of low-grade beef during cold storage. However, the beneficial effects did not outweigh the cost increase to implement MAP.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.753-760
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 1⁺⁺등급 소고기에 비해 1등급 저온처리 및 숙성기간에 따른 소고기의 품질향상 및 숙성효과를 시도하였다. 1⁺⁺등급 소고기의 지방함량과 전단력은 13.03%와 114.26N이었으나, 1등급 소고기는 3.21%와 149.67N이었다. 한편, 1등급 소고기를 -26℃에서 12시간 저온처리하고 0℃에서 14일간 저온 숙성한 결과 전단력은 87.85N으로 크게 감소하였으며 전체적인 기호도, 부드러움, 다즙성, 풍미 및 씹는 질감는 향상되었다. 필수 유리아미노산 함량은 1⁺⁺ 등급 소고기에서 22.17mg/100g으로 낮았으나 1등급 3개 시료에서 41.31~45.11 mg/100g으로 함량이 높았으며, 저온처리에 따른 함량 변화는 없었다. 소고기의 특정 성분으로 타우린은 30.94~34.41 mg/100g으로 소고기 등급에 따른 함량차이는 적었지만 Anserine과 Creatine은 19.68 mg/100g, 소고기 1⁺⁺등급은 70.01 mg/100g으로 낮았다. 단일불포화지방산/포화지방산 비율로서의 올레산(c18:1)/스테아르산(c18:0)의 함량비는 1⁺⁺등급 소고기는 5.29로 낮았으나 1등급 쇠고기는 6.13~6.78로 높았다. 또한 1등급 소고기는 저온처리 조건 및 숙성기간에 따른 이들 지방산의 함량비에 변화가 없었다. 본 연구 결과, -26℃에서 12시간 동안 저온 처리한 후 0℃에서 14일 동안 숙성함으로써 1등급 소고기의 품질을 향상시킬 수 있었다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.93-99
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• 2011

This study surveyed the prevalence of traumatic reticular diseases (TRD) of slaughter cattle in Korea, the typology of the causative foreign bodies and the effects on beef quality and carcass weight. The overall prevalence of TRD in 3,121 slaughter cattle was 5.5%. However, the prevalence was significantly higher in Korea indigenous cattle Hanwoo (5.8%, p < 0.05) and female cattle (20.75%, p < 0.001). The prevalence significantly increased in aged cattle (p < 0.001). Major lesions related to foreign bodies were reticulitis (96%) and peritonitis (86%). Most causative foreign bodies were made of iron including nails, wires, steel rods, screw nails, and syringe needles. Cattle affected with TRD produced significantly lower grade quality of beef compared to normal cattle (p < 0.0001), but TRD did not affect carcass weight. The data will be useful in the management of TRD, with the aim of increasing beef productivity in Korea.