The demand for safe and edible meat has led to the advancement of freeze-storage techniques, but falsely labeled thawed remains an issue. Many methods have been proposed this purpose, they all destroy sample can only be performed in laboratory by skilled personnel. In study, hyperspectral image data were used construct a machine learning (ML) model discriminate between freshly refrigerated, lon...

Background: Beef burgers made in Iran contain various compounds such as meat, cereals flour, as well as some spices which can be contaminated to Bacillus cereus, causing gastroenteritis in the consumer. This study is focused onoccurrence of B. cereus in beef burgers marketed in Tehran, capital of Iran. Methods:  In this cross-sectional study, a total of 80 samples of different types of be...

This study was an attempt to devise productive orientations of cattle herds in eastern high plains of Algeria. In this regard, 165 farms randomly identified were investigated. The selection of breeders was based to existence of cattle on the farm, and the farmer proposed to investigation must have at least two cows. The approach taken was to identify all systems adopted by farmers in a region t...

conclusions l. innocua is not a pathogen, but the presence of the bacterium could be an indicator of probable contamination with l. monocytogenes. moreover, there is a potential risk to public health from the consumption of raw or undercooked burgers, which may increase the possibility of the acquisition of resistance to antibiotics. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the occurren...

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of degree of dark cutting (DC) on the tenderness, juiciness, and flavor attributes of beef. During carcass grading at a large U.S. commercial beef harvesting facility, DC carcasses ( = 160) and matching normal control (NC) carcasses ( = 160) were selected. Longissimus lumborum (LL) pH was determined and DC carcasses were classified as seve...

Background: Food adulteration with pork in processed beef products is one of the most serious issues in a food sector in a Muslim-majority country since it is related to religious food ethics regarding the halal products. The goal of this research is to test the suitability of ingredients in beef floss and its Halal by knowing the presence of pork DNA and protein in those products. Methods: Me...

Background: Listeria monocytogenes is one of the most important food-borne bacteria causing septicemia, meningitis and encephalitis in humans. The objective of this study was to evaluate the occurrence and antibiotic resistance of the bacterium in retail minced beef in Ahvaz, South-West of Iran. Methods: In this survey, 150 samples of minced beef were randomly obtained from retail butcheries i...

Meat, as an important source of protein, is one of the main parts of many people’s diet. Due toeconomic interests and thereupon adulteration, there are special concerns on its accurate labeling.In this study Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy combined with chemometrictechniques (principal component analysis (PCA), artificial neural networks (ANNs), and partial<...