Abstract
ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to evaluate the effects of administration of water‐soluble calcium sources on tenderness of beef longissimus, supraspinatus and semitendinosus muscle. Cattle were treated immediately prior to harvest, with distilled water control (C), calcium chloride (CC) or calcium propionate (NutroCAL, Kemin Industries, Inc., Des Moines, IA) (CP) to provide 150 g of calcium. The meat was aged 2, 5, 7, 14 and 21 days prior to Warner–Bratzler shear force (WBS) determination. Serum calcium levels were higher (P < 0.10) in CC compared with C or CP. The longissimus muscle from CP tended to have higher muscle calcium levels (compared with C and CC steers) and numerically lower shear force values at days 2, 5, 7 and 14, compared with controls. No differences (P > 0.05) in muscle calcium or WBS values were detected among the treatments for semitendinosus and supraspinatus muscles. CP drench, prior to harvest, may decrease shear force in beef longissimus muscle.
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