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- Title
Quality characteristics of blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) meat.
- Authors
Hoffman, L. C.; van Schalkwyk, S.; Muller, M.
- Abstract
The Muscularis Iongissimus dorsi of eight blue wildebeest (Connochaetus taurinus), collected at Sandveld Nature Reserve, South Africa, were analysed for biochemical and physical characteristics and chemical composition. The initial (6.60) and final (5.41) pH, drip loss (4.91%), cooking loss (39.42%) and maximum Warner-Bratzler shear force (4.91 kg/ 1.27 cmo) were comparable to values found in meat from several other African game species (black wildebeest, blesbok, duiker, impala, red hartebeest, reedbuck, springbok, warthog). Like other wild ungulates, blue wildebeest meat had a higher crude protein (22.28%) and lower lipid (1.06%) content compared to beef, which makes it a healthy alternative to traditional red meat.
- Subjects
SOUTH Africa; BRINDLED gnu; MEAT; GNUS; NATURE reserves; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLESBOK; IMPALA
- Publication
South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 2011, Vol 41, Issue 2, p210
- ISSN
0379-4369
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3957/056.041.0208