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Effects of surgical and immunocastration of beef cattle on meat colour, post‐mortem glycolytic metabolites and fibre type distribution
Author(s) -
Raj A B Mohan,
Moss B W,
McCaughey W J,
McLauchlan W,
McGaughey S J,
Kennedy S
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740540113
Subject(s) - castration , vasectomy , biology , beef cattle , zoology , glycolysis , andrology , endocrinology , medicine , metabolism , population , environmental health , family planning , hormone , research methodology
Abstract Male cattle were emasculated by total castration, vasectomy or immunocastration and one group was left entire. The effects of the treatments on meat quality related parameters were examined. Dark cutting beef was undetected in the steers and occurred at only very low levels in the other male types. Steers had histochemical profiles significantly different from those of the other male types. Total castration seems to produce more profound physiological changes than vasectomy and immunocastration.