Research note: the effects of post-mortem wing restraint (muscle tensioning) on tenderness of early-harvested broiler breast meat

• Published in: Poultry science Vol. 71; no. 3; pp. 574 - 576
• Main Authors: Janky, D.M, Dukes, M.G, Sams, A.R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.03.1992
• Subjects: AILE; ALAS; CAMBIOS POST MORTEM; CANAL ANIMAL; CARCASSE; DESHUESADO; DESOSSAGE; ENFRIAMIENTO; MODIFICATION POSTMORTEM; MUSCLE; MUSCULOS; PIECE DE VIANDE; PIEZAS DE CARNE; POLLO DE ENGORDE; POULET DE CHAIR; PROCESAMIENTO; REFROIDISSEMENT; RESISTANCE MECANIQUE; RESISTENCIA MECANICA; TENDRETE; TERNURA; TRAITEMENT

In each of two trials, 80 broilers were slaughtered by conventional methods. Forty carcasses served as unrestrained controls. The wings of the other carcasses were bound tightly together at the elbow above the dorsal surface of the carcass prior to chilling. All carcasses were chilled in agitated 13...