Processing retail beef cuts from boxed beef

Estimating Yields of Retail Cuts from Beef Carcasses By

Those studies indicated that there was a wide variation in yields of trimmed retail cuts both among all carcasses as well as among carcasses of the same grade. They also showed that variations in yields of cuts were due primarily to variations in conformation and finish. Conformation was positively associated with yield of cuts while finish had the opposite effect. Further analyses of these dat...

A Survey of Campylobacter in Beef Cuts at Retail

Staphylococcus aureus is More Prevalent in Retail Beef Livers than in Pork and other Beef Cuts

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the top five pathogens contributing to acquired foodborne illnesses causing an estimated quarter million cases every year in the US. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of Methicillin Susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) and Methicillin Resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in retail beef livers, beef, and pork meats sold in Tulsa, Oklahoma and to characte...

A Higher Prevalence Rate of Campylobacter in Retail Beef Livers Compared to Other Beef and Pork Meat Cuts

The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in retail beef, beef livers, and pork meats purchased from the Tulsa (OK, USA) area and to further characterize the isolates obtained through antimicrobial susceptibility testing. A total of 97 chilled retail beef (50 beef livers and 47 other cuts), and 100 pork samples were collected. T...

Quality of retail beef from two grass-based production systems in comparison with conventional beef.

Seventy beef strip loins (Longissimus dorsi) were sampled, originating from labels prescribing pasturing (PS, suckler beef; PF, finished steers or heifers), from conventional production (CH, heifers; CB, young bulls), and from a label producing intensively fattened young bulls (LB) and prescribing specific husbandry conditions but not grazing. Samples were purchased in autumn and spring (1:1) f...