Effects of low voltage electrical stimulation during bleeding and hot boning on beef loin eye and top round muscles

Authors

J.B. Axe
Melvin C. Hunt
Donald H. Kropf
D.G. Gray
Curtis L. Kastner
Michael E. Dikeman

Keywords

Cattlemen's Day, 1984; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 84-300-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 448; Beef; Electrical stimulation; Hot boning; Loin eye; Top round

Abstract

Our study evaluated the effects of low voltage electrical stimulation (ES) during bleeding and hot boning at 1 hr postmortem on loin eye (LE) and top round (TR) muscles. Possibly because of relatively slow initial chilling rate used in our study, hot-boned (HB) muscles, even without ES, were comparable to conventionally chilled and boned counterparts. In fact, coupling ES with HB proved less desirable than HB only.

Recommended Citation

Axe, J.B.; Hunt, Melvin C.; Kropf, Donald H.; Gray, D.G.; Kastner, Curtis L.; and Dikeman, Michael E. (1984) "Effects of low voltage electrical stimulation during bleeding and hot boning on beef loin eye and top round muscles," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 1. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2474