Controlled microbiological and environmental techniques in meat processing

dc.contributor.authorBothast, Rodney J.en
dc.contributor.departmentAnimal Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-23T14:57:16Zen
dc.date.available2016-05-23T14:57:16Zen
dc.date.issued1970en
dc.description.abstractA previously developed technique was adapted to study the influence of certain microbiological populations and their effects on processed meat. The technique consisted of an initial reduction of surface bacteria on conventionally handled muscle tissue via a hot water dip, followed by processing at 28ÂșC in a sterile plastic isolator where Pediococcus cerevisiae was introduced into the curing solution. This treatment was compared to Reduced Initial Count and Conventional samples. Identification of the bacteria in the curing solution of each treatment indicated that a Lactobacillus spp. was predominant in the Reduced Initial Count treatment. The inoculated Pediococcus cerevisiae was predominant in the Gnotobiotic treatment, while Staphylococcus epidermidis and Flavobacterium diffusum were predominant in the Conventional treatment depending upon the trial. Tenderness, pH, and bacterial load were significantly affected by treatment. Oxidation and muscle composition were not affected by treatment. Samples from all treatments were acceptable organoleptically.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentvi, 67, [1] leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/71027en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 20289731en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1970.B65en
dc.subject.lcshMeat -- Microbiologyen
dc.subject.lcshMeat -- Preservationen
dc.titleControlled microbiological and environmental techniques in meat processingen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineAnimal Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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