Title
The pH of meat of Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) for human consumption in the peruvian central Andes
Other title
El pH de la carne de cobayo (Cavia porcellus) para consumo humano en los andes centrales del Perú
Date Issued
01 January 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional de Nordeste (UNNE)
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the pH of meat of Guinea pig from peruvian central andes. The pH of 60 Guinea pig carcasses were analyzed at the end of the slaughter process and at 1, 6, 12 and 24 h later. The pH was 6.79 ± 0.3, 6.74 ± 0.34, 6.59 ± 0.28, 6.45 ± 0.35 and 5.96 ± 0.11 for 0, 1, 6, 12 y 24 h post slaughtering. The equation that graphs pH was Y=6.7765-0.0231X-0.0005X2 (R2=0.996). The absence of an appropriate descent of the muscular pH impacts negatively in the meat quality due to the proliferation of harmful bacteria. Studies are required to assess the impact of the deficiencies observed during slaughtering (it was not observed lairage nor ante-mortem shower and Guinea pigs were not stunned prior to bleeding and sticking was carried out with conscious animals) on the quality and shelf life of Guinea pig meat.
Start page
65
End page
67
Volume
29
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria Ciencias agrícolas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85054036639
Source
Revista Veterinaria
ISSN of the container
16684834
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