›› 2018, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (4): 953-960.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2018.04.015

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Analysis of Beef Simmental and Wagyu Hybrid Cattle on Meat Quality

SHI Xinping1,2, CHEN Yan2, XU Ling2, JIN Shengyun3, BAO Jinshan3, NIU Hong2, WANG Zezhao2, LI Junya2, SUN Shaohua1   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China;
    2. Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China;
    3. Veterinary Bureau of Ulgai Precinct in Xilin Gol League, Ulgai 026321, China
  • Received:2017-09-14 Online:2018-04-20 Published:2018-04-25

Abstract:

The experiment was aimed to analyze the difference of meat quality traits between Simmental beef cattle and Wagyu hybrid population,and provide theoretical instructions of biological mechanisms of meat traits and beef cattle breeding process.Phenotypic data on meat quality traits of Simmental beef cattle and Wagyu hybrid population were collected,including eye muscle area,muscle shear force,water-holding capacity,pH,meat color,fat color and marbling score,the correlation analysis and comparison analysis between these two breeds were conducted.The results showed that fat color,water-holding capacity and muscle shear force existed highly correlation among each other,as well as meat color with fat color and pH,there was significant correlation between meat color and pH (P < 0.05).By contract,water-holding capacity showed a negative correlation with pH,meat color and marbling score.We conducted comparisons in traits between two populations,and found that marbling score,eye muscle area,and pH value of Wagyu hybrid cattle was extremely significant higher than those of Simmental beef cattle (P < 0.01).In terms of gender,the marbling score,pH and muscle shear force of Simmental beef cow was extremely significantly or significantly higher than those of Simmental beef cattle (P < 0.01;P < 0.05),the meat quality and muscle shear force of Wagyu hybrid cow was significantly or extremely significantly higher than those of Wagyu hybrid cattle (P < 0.05;P < 0.01).As a conclusion,Wagyu hybrid cattle performed better than Simmental beef cattle in meat quality traits.This study gives instruction of exploration of meat quality traits,and references of beef cattle breeding.The meat quality of Simmental beef cow was better than that of Simmental beef cattle,and the meat quality of Wagyu hybrid cow was worse than that of Wagyu hybrid cattle.

Key words: Simmental beef cattle; Wagyu hybrid cattle; meat quality

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