Abstract
This study examined the effect of pre-slaughter handling (electrical, gas (CO 2) or non-stunning) on lipid oxidation (as thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, TBARS; in the unit of mg malondialdehyde/kg −1 of meat) of Spanish Manchega breed lamb meat, at 24 h and at 7 days post-mortem. Lambs were slaughtered at two different weights (light (L), 25 kg, vs. suckling (S), 12.8 kg). In general gas-stunned lambs had lower lipid oxidation ( P < 0.001), and it was higher ( P < 0.001) in light lambs compared to suckling lambs. In both groups (S and L), malondialdehyde level increased with time ( P < 0.001), although this increase was lower ( P < 0.05) in gas-stunned suckling lambs. In addition, we evaluated the effect of stunning methods (TS: electrical vs. gas) and the weight (L vs. S) on lipid oxidation values in samples packed in different types of modified atmosphere (MA: A: 70%O 2 + 30%CO 2; B: 69.3%N 2 + 30%CO 2 + 0.7%CO; C: 60%N 2 + 40%CO 2) at 7, 14 and 21 days post-packing. Values were higher in samples with MA-type A and lower in B and C types ( P < 0.05). A significant interaction ( P < 0.001) weight × TS was observed and the lowest rates of TBARS were found in the samples of light lambs stunned with gas and packed under anaerobic conditions (MA-B and C).
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