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Surveying the dry-aged beef crust

Microbial communities on dry-aged beef in commercial meat processing facilities.

Dr. Phil Bass Diana I Clark Daniel L Clark Thomas Mitchell Rachel D. Capouya

November 6, 2020

Dry-aged beef is a specialty meat product that has recently enjoyed an increase in popularity in the high-end food market. It is considered especially desirable for its unique flavors.

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Palatability of U.S. vs. Aussie beef

Consumer palatability of beef muscles from Australian and U.S. production systems with or without enhancement.

Andrea J. Garmyn, Lyda G. Garcia, Kari S. Spivey, Rod J. Polkinghorne and Mark F. Miller

September 8, 2020

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Previous research has shown U.S. consumers prefer the flavor of domestic beef over that of Australian (AUS) grass-fed beef or Canadian grain-fed beef, which uses similar grains as Australia.

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MAP improves redness of dark-cutting beef

R. Ramanathan Melvin C. Hunt Andrea R. English G. G. Mafi D. L. VanOverbeke

February 13, 2020

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Consumers often associate a bright-red color with beef freshness and wholesomeness. Higher-than-normal-pH conditions are an example of a color deviation in which beef failed to have a bright-red color, leading to discounted carcasses and economic losses to the meat industry.

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ICoMST/RMC 2020: Where science and inspiration meet

An early preview of the international conference in the U.S. this year.

Deidrea Mabry Morgan Pfeiffer

December 10, 2019

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The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) will welcome the world's meat science community to the 66th International Congress of Meat Science and Technology and 73rd Reciprocal Meat Conference (ICoMST/RMC) Aug. 2-7, 2020, in Orlando.

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Eye tracking used to further understand consumer perception

The eyes never lie: Application of eye-tracking equipment to understand consumer perception of beef color and marbling.

Hillary Martinez

November 4, 2019

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The objective of this study was to apply eye-tracking methodology in combination with traditional self-reported measures to further understand consumer perception of beef color and marbling.

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Validating meat color-measurement devices

Conrad Schelkopf Joanna Swenson Ann Hess Keith E. Belk Mahesh N. Nair

October 17, 2019

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Consumers tend to use color for judging meat quality and safety, and oftentimes color is a critical component of their purchase decision. Therefore, industry considers meat color as one of the most important considerations for determining shelf life of products.

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Poultry chilling and shelf life

Effects of water chilling vs. air chilling on shelf life of poultry products

Toni L. Duarte Aeriel Belk Jennifer N. Martin Keith E. Belk Jonathan Eisen David Coil Jessica L. Metcalf Xiang Yang

September 12, 2019

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In the U.S., water immersion chilling (WC) is commonly used to chill poultry while other regions of the world, such as the European Union (E.U.), prefer air chilling (AC).

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Keep consumers in focus

Sam Barker

August 5, 2019

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It is typical for American Meat Science Association's annual Reciprocal Meat Conference to cater to large audiences with a wide variety of interests. Its 72nd year was no different. An underlying theme to all the keynote addresses and sessions, however, was the attention on the consumer.

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The effect of freezing on the quality of dry-aged beef

Ana Paula Da Silva Bernardo Astrid Caroline Muniz da Silva Maristela da Silva do Nascimento Felipe Azevedo Ribeiro Chris R. Calkins Sérgio Bertelli Pflanzer

July 11, 2019

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Dry-aged beef has gained market share in Brazil over the last several years. Therefore, understanding the effects of the dry-aging process on beef quality, especially on the beef from Zebu cattle, is important because of the large volumes of production and availability of this cattle in that country.

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How consumers handle fresh beef products

Once it leaves the store… Consumer's mishandling of fresh beef products creates potential food-safety risk, despite education attempts.

Derek Griffing Christy Bratcher Jacqueline Kochak

June 5, 2019

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To provide educators, the industry and ultimately consumers with more knowledge about proper handling behaviors (and accountability for food-safety problems), the team sought to learn more about how consumers handle fresh beef they buy in the store.