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The objective of this study was to compare the meat quality attributes, color stability, and lipid oxidation of loin chops from finishing gilts and cull sows in a three-way crossbreeding system: landrace × large white × duroc finishing gilts (n = 20) and landrace × large white sows (n = 20). No significant differences in pH, proximate composition, or total collagen content were found between the two pig groups. However, sow loin chops exhibited different quality characteristics for color, cooking loss, protein solubility, and shear force, in which an increased cooking loss and shear force might be associated with a lower heat-soluble collagen content compared to the gilt loin chops (p < 0.05). Moreover, more rapid changes in redness and chroma during 7 days of aerobic display were observed in the sow loin chops (p < 0.05). Therefore, the results presented here highlight the possibility of issues regarding color and tenderness in sow meat compared to retail pork produced from finishing gilts.
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This research was supported by Korea Institute for Animal Products Quality Evaluation. This work was also supported by the 2018 Post-Doc Development program of Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology.
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Song, DH., Hwang, YJ., Ham, YK. et al. Meat quality attributes and oxidation stability of loin chops from finishing gilts and cull sows. J Food Sci Technol 57, 3142–3150 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-020-04348-y
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