Relationships of slice shear force and Warner-Bratzler shear force of beef strip loin steaks as related to the tenderness gradient of the strip loin

Meat Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 203-208

  Derington, A J ^a,b   Brooks, J C ^a   Garmyn, A J ^a   Thompson, L D ^a   Wester, D B ^a   Miller, M F ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Food Safety Net Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Slice shear; Steak location; Tenderness; Warner Bratzler

Indexed keywords

BEEF; SLICE SHEAR; STEAK LOCATION; TENDERNESS; WARNER-BRATZLER;

MUSCLE;

MEATS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; GOVERNMENT; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SKELETAL MUSCLE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; MEAT; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; SHEAR STRENGTH; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE;

EID: 79151478365     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.12.030     Document Type: Article

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