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<p>The quality of the <italic>longissimus lumborum</italic> muscle has been compared in male moose, red deer, fallow der and roe deer from wild populations. The results of this study indicated that Cervid meat had favorable chemical composition and high sensory quality but its properties were affected by the species of the animal. The highest quality was characterized roe deer meat. It was found that her meat had the best water-holding capacity and was most tender, and intramuscular fat had highest nutritional value. However, due to the high diversity and variation of factors affecting game meat quality, further research is needed to confirm the observed interspecific differences between members of the family Cervidae.</p>
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The quality of the longissimus lumborum muscle has been compared in male moose, red deer, fallow der and roe deer from wild populations. The results of this study indicated that Cervid meat had favorable chemical composition and high sensory quality but its properties were affected by the species of the animal. The highest quality was characterized roe deer meat. It was found that her meat had the best water-holding capacity and was most tender, and intramuscular fat had highest nutritional value. However, due to the high diversity and variation of factors affecting game meat quality, further research is needed to confirm the observed interspecific differences between members of the family Cervidae.

Meat (<italic>Longissimus lumborum M</italic>uscle) Quality in Males of the Family Cervidae

Department of Commodity Science and Processing of Animal Raw Materials

University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis. Series E: Food Technology

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Meat (uscle) Quality in Males of the Family Cervidae

The quality of the longissimus lumborum muscle has been compared in male moose, red deer, fallow der and roe deer from wild populations. The results of this...

Meat (Longissimus lumborum Muscle) Quality in Males of the Family Cervidae

Publicado en línea: 30 dic 2022

Páginas: 157 - 170

Recibido: 07 sept 2022

Aceptado: 20 nov 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aucft-2022-0013

Palabras clave
Cervidae, males, meat quality

© 2022 Tomasz Daszkiewicz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Meat (Longissimus lumborum Muscle) Quality in Males of the Family Cervidae

Publicado en línea: 30 dic 2022

Páginas: 157 - 170

Recibido: 07 sept 2022

Aceptado: 20 nov 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aucft-2022-0013

Palabras claveCervidae, males, meat quality

© 2022 Tomasz Daszkiewicz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
Cervidae, males, meat quality