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The effect of partial replacement of wheat flour with turmeric flour (Curcuma longa) on the physicochemical and sensory properties of chorizo made with pork was evaluated. Three levels of turmeric flour substitution were proposed 0.8%, 1.4% and 2.1%, corresponding to a substitution of a 19.04%, 33.33% and 50,00%, respectively, along with a control chorizo without the addition of said flour. The pH, water holding capacity, color, texture and sensory evaluation were measured. The pH tended towards acidity in the treatment with the greatest inclusion of uremic flour. The sensory evaluation was carried out with to untrained panelists who determined the chorizo with the highest acceptability. For the sensory parameters, there were no significant differences, except for color. Therefore, turmeric flour can be used as a partial substitute for wheat flour in the production of common chorizo without affecting physicochemical and sensory properties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: Rehydration of grains, such as corn and sorghum, is used to increase nutrient absorption. However, the effect of this practice on meat quality is poorly understood. Objective: To evaluate the effects of type of grain and processing on the meat quality of Nellore steers in a feedlot. Methods: Twenty-four non-castrated Nellore steers (270 ± 53 kg initial body weight) were distributed in a completely randomized 2×2 factorial design, with six replicates. The first factor was cereal type (corn or sorghum), and the second was the grain processing (dry or rehydrated and ensiled). The diets were composed of 28.44% corn silage and 71.56% concentrate. Sixty days before the beginning of the experiment, corn and sorghum grains were rehydrated and ensiled. The animals were slaughtered after 140 days of confinement. Meat quality analyses were determined in samples of fresh and aged meat (7 days) from the Longissimus lumborum muscle. Results: no difference between treatments was observed for carcass pH and L* (lightness), a* (redness), and b* (yellowness) values, shear force, thawing and cooking losses, and chemical composition of meat (p>0.05). The b* (yellowness) value of subcutaneous fat was higher in steers fed corn, regardless of grain processing (p=0.03). Sarcomere length was higher in aged meat of steers fed sorghum, regardless of processing method (p=0.01). Conclusions: the grain processing method does not affect beef quality; however, grain type can affect subcutaneous fat color and sarcomere length of aged beef. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Carcass and sheep meat quality are influenced by several factors, such as race, age, slaughter weight, type of diet, and dietary supplementation. Objective: To evaluate the effect of castration and vitamin E supplementation on performance, carcass characteristics and meat of lambs slaughtered at 45 kg. Methods: Thirty-two male lambs (16 castrated and 16 not castrated) were fed diets with or without the inclusion of vitamin E. The animals had an average age of 180 ± 20 days and a mean weight of 25.1 ± 4.6 kg. Performance was evaluated for 56 days, and the animals were slaughtered when reaching a weight of 45 kg. The experimental design was randomized blocks based on initial weights, and variables were assessed by a 2x2 factorial design (castrated and intact, supplemented or not with vitamin E, with a probability of 5%). Results: Higher proportion (p<0.05) of visceral fat was found in castrated animals (kidney: 2.45%, inguinal: 0.57% and omental: 4.96%) than in intact animals (kidney: 1.25%, inguinal 0.27%. and omental 3.12%). The aged meat samples showed no color differences for any of the treatments, but there were differences in shear force for steaks aged for 7 days, where the castrated animals showed an average of 2.64 kgf and intact animals showed an average 3.29 kgf. The animals supplemented with vitamin E had lower shear forces in non-aged samples. Conclusion: Castration increased deposition of visceral and fat coverage but did not influence the cut yields and total carcass yield. The animals supplemented with vitamin E had lower shear forces in non-aged samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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OBJECTIVE: To validate a new strategy to identify food groups that are associated with height. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional, observational, analytical and exploratory study. Length for Age and Sex [L/A/S] and 24-hour feeding data were collected from 185 healthy children 4.0 to 12.7 months of age. The proportion that each of 7 food groups contributed to total consumption were used as independent variables versus L/A/S as the dependent variable in multiple regression models. Three age groups (1 = 4-6/2 = 7-9/3 = 10-12) were evaluated. RESULTS: One age group (7-9 months) showed association with Meat, indicating that L/A/S increased with increased proportion of Meat. The age group of 10-12 months showed a negative coefficient with Breastfeeding indicating that L/A/S decreased with increased proportions of Breastfeeding. CONCLUSIONS: Our method was able to identify feeding patterns associated to growth in small groups of 47 and 77 children. We believe our approach should be expanded to other ages to gain better understanding on the relationships between feeding patterns and growth in the first years of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The bresaola could represent an alternative commercial opportunity for autochthonous dairy cattle farms. Therefore, a study was carried out to investigate the fatty acid (FA) composition of bresaola made using Semimembranosus (SMm), Semitendinosus (STm), and Biceps brachii (BBm) muscles from grazing young bulls (GB), housed young bulls (HB) or grazing adult cows (AC) of Cinisara breed. Animal category, fat content, feeding system, and type of muscle influenced the FA composition of bresaola. Fatter products, made from AC and HB meat, or with STm and BBm muscles showed lower polyunsaturated/saturated FA ratio. The bresaola from young bulls fed pasture-based diet showed an increased polyunsaturated FA content, a reduction of n-6/n-3 ratio, and improved health indexes. However, the rumenic acid, isomer of conjugated linoleic acid, did not show differences related to the use of pasture. Bresaola made from lean meat cuts of grazing animals seems to show the best health-related FA profile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This text wants to expose the Gilles Deleuze's concept of becoming- animal in Francis Bacon's art. This peculiar passage, that never ends and never begins, is a special condition of human being, something that pass through is own body and express itself as a deformation. We will analyze the philosophical language that Deleuze uses to describe this art, something that is made of sensation and not of imitation. The stranger, the intruder is someone who seems to live within the characters that inhabit Bacon's paintings; soon we will discover that, as per the philosopher's theory, what we only can see is an in- discernibility zone, that is the sensation lived between man and animal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cavia porcellus is used as a kind of meat supply, it is part of the diet and source of sustenance in some regions of the world. In Mexico guinea pig production systems represent an opportunity to produce meat for self-consumption and even for local sale. The objective of this study was to evaluate sensorially the gastronomic proposal based on C. porcellus meat; which consisted of four stews (in mushroom cream, roasted, sweet and sour marinade and in yellow mole) and were tasted by 40 judges not trained by an acceptability test with a structured scale of hedonic satisfaction, the attributes considered were the appearance, smell, taste, tenderness and juiciness. Data were analysed using an Ascendant Hierarchical Classification and Principal Component Analysis to construct the quadratic mapping model of external preferences. The results indicated that for type 2 consumers there is a significant effect (R2=0.976, p<0.05), determining their general acceptance in common by guinea pig cream mushrooms. It was concluded that the gastronomic proposal of the four guinea pig stews was accepted, but the most widely accepted was the cuy in cream of mushroom soup. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Antecedentes: la búsqueda de alternativas a los aditivos sintéticos en la elaboración de alimentos procesados es una preocupación de la industria alimentaria. Por lo tanto, cada vez es más común y valiosa la investigación de nuevas fuentes de compuestos con alta actividad biológica. La sustitución de nitritos artificiales por fuentes naturales ha sido un sendero hasta el momento prometedor y una alternativa para la reducción de la cantidad residual en cada uno de los productos cárnicos procesados. Objetivo: evaluar el efecto de nitritos naturales provenientes de la remolacha (Beta vulgaris) como sustituto de conservante usado en la elaboración de un producto cárnico denominado jamón curado cocido. Métodos: mediante la técnica de curado húmedo se realizaron dos muestras comparativas denominadas T1 y T2, en donde el componente principal de la salmuera del T1 fue el jugo de remolacha y para el T2 los nitritos sintéticos, con la misma formulación en ambos tratamientos, con la finalidad de determinar la vida útil y la concentración residual durante 30 días de conservación. Resultados: se determinó la concentración de nitratos/nitritos presentes en el jugo de remolacha, con 1910 mg/kg y 80 mg/ kg, respectivamente. Para el valor de nitritos residuales a los 30 días de control se obtuvo una concentración de 40 mg/kg en el T1, en comparación del T2 con 24,3 mg/kg, ambos por debajo del parámetro máximo permitido de 200 mg/kg. Para el control microbiológico los dos tratamientos estuvieron dentro de los rangos aceptados según normatividad para los microorganismos mesófilos, coliformes totales, coliformes fecales, estafilococo coagulasa positivo, esporas sulfito reductor y Salmonella spp. Conclusiones: a partir de los resultados se pudo observar que el producto cárnico elaborado con el jugo de remolacha como fuente de nitritos, obtuvo concentraciones residuales por debajo de la dosis permitida y el efecto conservador fue positivo, manteniendo las propiedades microbiológicas dentro de los límites. En esta investigación se pudo evidenciar el efecto conservador de una fuente natural nitritos, comparado con una fuente sintética o comercial usada en la industria cárnica. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A partir das regulações jurídicas de bem-estar animal, incorporadas na legislação brasileira de forma mais sistemática a partir dos anos 2000, pretende-se discutir a associação particular realizada nessa esfera entre os princípios de senciência e produtividade. Nessa articulação, reflete-se sobre a importância da mediação tecnocientífica no estabelecimento de um modelo de manejo dos animais denominado “humanitário e racional”, controverso no universo dos direitos dos animais.

Al mismo tiempo que diversos estudios sobre el teólogo de Lovaina, Adolphe Gesché, dan a conocer los puntos nucleares de su teología: su sistematicidad, su hondura y su intuición, nuevos caminos se van abriendo en la reflexión teológica impulsados por sus intuiciones. El presente artículo quiere mostrar las relaciones, –explícitas e implícitas–, del autor con la Teología Fundamental. Esto, en cuestiones epistemológicas –principios, tareas y funciones– y en el despliegue concreto de esta epistemología mostrando, de esta manera, el carácter integrador –entre Teología Fundamental y Teología Dogmática– de su obra. Una auténtica monstratio theologica.

El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar la inuencia del tipo de nacimiento (TN) de los corderos y el número de parto (NP) de las ovejas sobre el crecimiento predestete, rendimiento de la canal (RC), composición corporal de los corderos y el comportamiento productivo de las ovejas. Se estudiaron 25 ovejas Blackbelly x Pelibuey y sus corderos, bajo un diseño factorial, los factores fueron TN (sencillo y múltiple) y NP (primípara y multípara). Los corderos se sacricaron a los 56 d de edad. Las variables evaluadas fueron: peso vivo al nacimiento (PN) y al destete (PD), ganancia diaria de peso (GDP), peso de la canal y RC, peso y rendimiento de los cortes primarios. En las ovejas, se evaluó el peso al parto y al nalizar la lactancia, cambio de peso (CP), peso de la camada al nacimiento (PCN) y al destete (PCD). El TN afectó (p < 0.05) la GDP, PD, peso y RC de los corderos. En las ovejas, el tipo de parto (TP) y NP inuyeron (p < 0.05) sobre el CP. El TP afectó (p < 0.05) el PCN y PCD. El TN afectó el crecimiento predestete, RC y composición corporal de los corderos, siendo los de nacimiento sencillo los que tuvieron mayor GDP, peso y RC. Mientras que las ovejas multíparas y ovejas con parto múltiple experimentaron el mayor CP negativo. En tanto que las ovejas con parto múltiple mostraron la mayor eciencia productiva.

Este estudo de história da cidade de São Paulo aborda as transformações no abastecimento de carne na última década do regime imperial, no bojo dos processos de expansão e modernização urbanas desencadeados pela economia cafeeira. Por meio da pesquisa em atas da Câmara, jornais, abaixo-assinados e relatórios oficiais, reconstituiu-se a mobilização dos comerciantes de carne em defesa de seus interesses, no processo de transferência do matadouro da cidade, no ano de 1886. Desse modo, apreendemos a participação desse segmento social na urbanização da Capital, assim como de que modo estes processos modificaram a sua rotina de trabalho e a organização do abastecimento de carnes na cidade, em um contexto de transformação do espaço urbano e de seus usos.

A qualidade da carne é influenciada por vários aspectos, dentre eles destacam-se abscessos vacinais e hematomas, pois são considerados fatores primordiais para a condenação de carcaças. Todavia, a perda econômica resultante de práticas errôneas de manejo poderá comprometer severamente a lucratividade tanto do frigorífico, como do produtor. Objetivou-se com o presente estudo estimar a frequência de ocorrência de abscessos e hematomas em carcaças de animais abatidos em um matadouro-frigorífico e analisar suas perdas econômicas. A quantidade de animais examinados foi determinada de acordo com o fluxo de abate do matadouro-frigorífico (10 - 20% de animais/dia). Foram coletados dados referentes à região e número de hematomas, localização do abscesso, peso das porções excisadas e a distância dos municípios de origem dos animais. Os dados foram analisados utilizando o método de estatística descritiva. Foi observado que a ocorrência das lesões foi 78% de natureza traumática e 45% de natureza abscedativa. A presença dessas lesões culminou em prejuízos econômicos, especialmente representando a depreciação no lucro do pecuarista de R$ 2,99 / animal. As análises de comparação entre as classes sexuais e as lesões, constataram que as fêmeas apresentaram maior ocorrência e distribuição de hematomas e abscessos em relação aos machos inteiros e castrados. Os hematomas foram mais frequentes na parte traseira dos animais, independente da distância, enquanto os abscessos restringiram-se ao quarto dianteiro. O peso dos tecidos descartados foi maior em fazendas com distâncias inferiores a 200 km do matadouro-frigorífico, contudo esses resultados foram influenciados pelo número de animais avaliados no grupo.

En el Altiplano boliviano la ganadería de llamas es fundamental para la seguridad y soberanía alimentaria de las poblaciones rurales, pues proporciona carne, fibra, pieles y estiércol, asimismo, las poblaciones de llamas fueron denominadas como razas primarias, por no existir razas bien definidas que no han sido caracterizadas. Por tal razón, la presente investigación persigue clasificar poblaciones de llamas de las principales regiones ganaderas del Altiplano, en base a caracteres relacionados a la producción de carne y fibra, establecer subtipos de llamas según características fenotípicas y morfológicas y determinar la variabilidad fenotípica en función a la caracterización de llamas por patrones pigmentarios de color y mancha. Se seleccionaron ocho comunidades y se colectó información en base a la cobertura de fibra corporal, ocho patrones pigmentarios de color, cuatro tipos de mancha y caracteres de calificación cualitativa de peso vivo (PV), ancho de ancas (AA) y perímetro torácico (PT) en 485 llamas adultas. En base a las variables consideradas se ha realizado el análisis estadístico por correspondencias múltiples y análisis jerárquico que clasificaron a la muestra en seis clases. Las calificaciones de “muy bueno” para PV, AA y PT están relacionados positivamente con animales de la clase 3, las calificaciones de “bueno” para las mismas variables se relacionan con la clase 6, la mayoría de estos animales pertenecen a llamas tipo intermedias y en segundo lugar Q'aras. El patrón pigmentario silvestre “guanaco” presenta una relación con el peso vivo calificado como “bueno”. El ACM divide a la muestra poblacional de llamas tipo T'amphullis, en dos clases, en el cual la clase 2 no presenta una cobertura de fibra tan extendida en la cara y patas como la clase 4. Los patrones cara negra patas claras, raya de mula, cara negra patas semiclaras y silvestre no presentan manchas, sin embargo, los tres primeros presentan características de mayor cobertura de fibra corporal, estrechamente relacionados a las clases 2 y 4. Las llamas de Cocapata-Ayopaya y Sud Lipez presentan una coloración homogenea sin manchas en comparación al resto.

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Objective: To evaluate the effect of biotype on the productive performance and beef quality of bulls under silvopastoral system of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Witt variety Perú. Materials and Methods: Fifteen animals were used per treatment during 195 days of the dry season (October-May). Two treatments were designed: 1) genetic group Zebu under grazing ad libitum + energy complementation, 2) genetic group Siboney de Cuba under grazing ad libitum + energy complementation. A mixed linear model was applied, in which the biotype was included as fixed effect, and the system and residual error as random effects. The live weight, average daily gain, weight increase and yield per hectare were determined. On the samples taken from the Longissimus dorsis muscle, the beef color, as well as water holding capacity and acidity, were measured. Results: Differences were found (p < 0,05) for the weight at slaughter, mean daily gain, weight increase and yield per hectare, in favor of the Zebu biotype. The acidity, luminosity, red and yellow pigmentation of the beef did not differ from one group to the other. Differences were found (p < 0,001) in the concentration of acids C18:0 and C18:1, with the highest values in the Zebu biotype. Significant differences were also observed (p < 0,001) in the concentration of myristic and palmitic acid (C14:0 and C16:0, respectively). However, the highest amount was obtained in Siboney de Cuba. Conclusions: The Zebu group, under the conditions of this research, showed better productive performance, although between both groups there were instrumental values of beef quality which were close; nevertheless, in both genotypes, the percentage values of saturated, unsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids were similar. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: to isolate enterobacteria, especially the thermotolerant, present on the surfaces of knives, trays and cutting boards used in the handling of meat in butchers. Method: cross-sectional study, conducted from April to October 2017 in nine establishments that sell meat products in Cuiabá - Mato Grosso, Brasil. Surface samples were collected from three different utensils: knife, board and tray. Results: Among utensils used on handling poultry meat, the knife got greater growth of enterobacteria (4,36x104 UFC/cm²). The cutting board intended for pork also reported higher 7,44x104 UFC/cm². For beef, the tray and the board respectively, had scores of 2,5x105 UFC/cm² and 2,41x105 UFC/cm². The high growth of enterobacteria is justified by the grooves contained in these tools, poor maintenance and hygiene. It was also observed the presence of 27% of fecal coliforms and 73% of total coliforms. Conclusion: from the data obtained it is inferred that the hygienic and sanitary conditions are not in accordance with the RDC No. 216/2004. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article considers in its first part the problems underlined by D. Franck regarding the role of the flesh in the constitution of time. It offers a presentation of his views on the constitution of bodilihood (Leiblichkeit) and corporeity (Körperlichkeit), the role of intersubjectivity, and the Husserlian characterization of the flow of time. The second part examines Husserl's late manuscripts on the constitution of time in order to show a new way of considering these problems. The role of the flesh in constitution and its relationship with intersubjectivity and the flow of time are stressed. The third part is concerned with the "double origin" (Franck) of time. This duality is associated with Husserl's twofold primality (Urtümlichkeit) according to which time can be referred back to the living and permanent present in which we are always placed and to a previous stage of time which emerges from a genesis in the past and is linked to flesh and intersubjectivity. It is argued that a twofold relationship of non-derivation and conditioning between consciousness and flesh (E. Ströker) can be associated with this approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Animal breeding is a predictive science which is carried out on the basis of the genetic variability in the herd and uses selection as an important tool, whose efficiency is assessed by the heritability of the traits of interest, which is a specific parameter of each herd. Due to its good ability to indicate the consequences of the genetic management in production systems, heritability has attracted attention of researchers and received contribution of the evolution of computational resources and statistical methods for the estimation of variance components. This has resulted in higher precision estimates, initially by the Least Squares Method, later by Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian statistics. The Brazilian Nellore herd has undergone these stages in its genetic improvement process, which has been guided by the selection of growth traits (weights at standard ages) as phenotypes of economic interest, which showed moderate to high heritability. Heritability has been estimated by different approaches, but the estimation of variance components by Restricted Maximum Likelihood (REML) has been the favorite. However, limitations such as computational demand and big amount of data have favored the use of Bayesian Inference. Based on these assumptions, the objective of this review is to discuss heritability of growth traits in Nellore cattle, using Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian Inference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

On the Internet, the reader can participate in journalistic information through comments, which have become an interesting source of data to analyze the opinion of the audiences on current scientific and health. The present work carries out a content analysis of a sample of 2,394 news comments about the relationship between red and processed meats and cancer in elpais.com. The comments do not contribute to a more complete version of the journalistic report. The debate is distorted towards other issues. Commenters rely on their personal experience and stereotypes to reject scientific evidence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Introduction: different diets during pregnancy might have an impact on the health as reflected by the birth weight of the newborn. The consumption of meat and meat products during pregnancy and its relationship with the newborn health status have been studied by several authors. The studies carried out show inconsistent results. Objective: to analyse the association between maternal dietary intake of meat and meat products and the risk of small for gestational age (SGA) newborn. Methods: a matched case-control study of 518 cases and controls of pregnant women was performed in Spain. Cases were women with a SGA newborn. Data about demographic characteristics and diet were collected. Meat consumption was gathered through a validated food frequency questionnaire. Meat and meat products intakes were categorized in quintiles (Q1-Q5).The association between maternal meat and meat product intakes and SGA was assessed by logistic regression models with adjustment for confounding factors. Results: an intake of meat products above 6.8 g/day was associated with a lower risk of SGA delivery (OR = 0.7; 95% CI, 0.53-0.93) after adjusting for smoking, body mass index, previous preterm-low birth weight, newborn gender and adherence to Mediterranean diet. Conclusions: meat consumption was not associated with SGA, whereas meat products showed a moderate protective relationship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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