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ISSN : 1225-2964(Print)
ISSN : 2287-3317(Online)
Annals of Animal Resource Sciences Vol.27 No.2 pp.101-110
DOI : https://doi.org/10.12718/AARS.2016.27.2.101

Quality Characteristics of Top Round from Korean Cattle (Hanwoo) Supplemented with Amino Acid and Vitamin C

Sun Moon Kang1, Pil-Nam Seong1, Geunho Kang1, Jin-Hyoung Kim1, Seonsik Jang3, Youngchun Kim1, Yunseok Kim1, Beomyoung Park2, Soohyun Cho1*
1Department of Animal Biotechnology & Environment, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration,Wanju 55365, Korea,
2Department of Animal Resources Development, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration, Cheonan 31000, Korea
3Hanwoo Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration, Daegwanryeong-myeon,Pyeongchang 25340, Korea
*Corresponding author: Soohyun Cho, Animal Products Utilization Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Korea. Tel: +82-63-238-7351, E-mail: shc0915@korea.kr

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of amino acid and vitamin C supplementation on the quality attributes of top round (TR) muscle from Korean cattle (Hanwoo). Sixteen-month-old steers were divided into three different feeding groups and raised until they were 28 months old. A control group (9 heads) was fed a basal diet and rice straw, whereas two experimental groups (8 heads/group) were fed a basal diet and rice straw supplemented with rumen-protected amino acids (≥16.0% L-lysine monohydrochloride, ≥8.0% DL-methionine) and vitamin C at a dose of 100 g/head/day (AA+VC group) or only vitamin C at 100 g/head/day (VC group). After slaughter, TR muscle (M. semimembranosus) was collected from carcasses and used to measure the quality attributes. Crude fat content was significantly higher (p<0.05) in the AA+VC group than in the VC group. No significant difference was observed for water-holding capacity and shear force value between the control, AA+VC, and VC groups. Contents of the free amino acids (FAAs) glycine, aspartate, and glutamate were significantly higher (p<0.05) in the VC group than in the control group. Sensory evaluation of tenderness and flavor preference revealed significantly higher scores (p<0.05) in the AA+VC group than in the control group. These findings suggest that vitamin C supplementation increases the contents of some FAAs, and the combined supplementation of amino acids and vitamin C improves the marbling and sensory attributes of TR muscle in Hanwoo.

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