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Food Science & Technology
Mariah J. Nondorf, Yuan H. Brad Kim
Summary: The results of this study indicate that early post-mortem tumbling combined with ageing can synergistically impact the tenderness development of beef loins and shorten the necessary ageing period.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Piotr Kostusiak, Jan Slosarz, Marcin Golebiewski, Grzegorz Grodkowski, Kamila Puppel
Summary: The SNP form of genes provides valuable information for assessing their suitability as specific markers for desirable traits in beef cattle breeding. Previous research has focused on SNP in myostatin, thyroglobulin, calpain, and calpastatin proteins. The literature review highlights the importance of these genes in beef cattle production and suggests their potential to positively influence productivity and production quality.
CURRENT ISSUES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Aditya Naldurtiker, Phaneendra Batchu, Brou Kouakou, Thomas H. Terrill, Arshad Shaik, Govind Kannan
Summary: This study used RNA-seq technology to analyze the transcriptome and meat quality of goats subjected to transportation stress. The results showed that transportation stress increased plasma epinephrine concentrations, decreased muscle glycogen concentrations, and increased calpastatin levels. Additionally, transportation stress affected meat quality characteristics and muscle protein levels.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Annie Basson, Phillip E. Strydom, Este Van Marle-Koster, Edward C. Webb, Lorinda Frylinck
Summary: In the search for tender beef, minimizing environmental variations pre-slaughter to post-ageing is crucial for accurate genetic markers. The ageing process plays a significant role in determining if genetic markers are associated with tenderization. Specifically focusing on candidate genes like calpains is important for enhancing tenderness in beef production.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Maria Sumampa Coria, Dario Pighin, Gabriela Grigioni, Gustavo Adolfo Palma
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of ageing and feeding strategies on meat quality and the calpain protease system in Braford steers. The results showed that aged meat had higher pH and calcium content, while the Warner Bratzler shear force decreased over the ageing period. Steers finished with corn silage showed higher water holding capacity and Warner Bratzler shear force values, as well as lower pH and cooking loss. Calpain and calpastatin activities decreased with ageing. Steers finished on pasture produced higher calpain values and lower calpastatin activities.
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Food Science & Technology
David S. Dang, Chandler D. Stafford, Mackenzie J. Taylor, Jared F. Buhler, Kara J. Thornton, Sulaiman K. Matarneh
Summary: The study found that ultrasonication improved beef tenderness by increasing the activities of calpain-1 and caspase-3. These effects may be achieved by increasing cytosolic calcium and inducing mitochondrial dysfunction.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Margit Velik, Eva Beyerl, Andreas Steinwidder, Georg Terler, Birgit Furst-Waltl, Wilhelm Friedrich Knaus, Johannes J. Frickh
Summary: This paper presents results on the influencing factors and correlations between intramuscular fat (IMF) and slaughter performance traits of Austrian beef, emphasizing the importance of IMF for beef tenderness and consumer acceptence.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
John A. A. Miller, Domenica E. E. Drouet, Leonid M. M. Yermakov, Mahmoud S. S. Elbasiouny, Fatima Z. Z. Bensabeur, Michael Bottomley, Keiichiro Susuki
Summary: The calpain-calpastatin system plays an important role in myelination and demyelinating diseases of peripheral nerves.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
David Aluja, Sara Delgado-Tomas, Marisol Ruiz-Meana, Jose A. Barrabes, Javier Inserte
Summary: Despite advances in treatment, heart failure remains a major cause of illness and death. Preventing myocardial hypertrophy, which is an independent risk factor for heart failure, is a clinical objective. Recent studies suggest that calpains, a type of protein, play a role in the development of cardiac hypertrophy, and inhibiting calpains may be a potential pharmacological strategy. New compounds are being developed and tested in animal models to evaluate the effectiveness of calpain inhibition in treating pathological cardiac hypertrophy.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Irshad A. Khoja, Abdullah Arsalan, Ashim K. Biswas, Samarth Tandon
Summary: This study focused on the identification and separation of endogenous proteases in avian species, specifically in chicken meat. A simple casein zymography method was used to detect calpain-1 and calpain-2 activity, and their concentrations were quantified biochemically. The results showed higher concentrations of calpain-1, calpain-2, and calpastatin in breast muscles compared to thigh muscles across different chicken breeds.
JOURNAL OF FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Mariah J. Nondorf, Madison Romanyk, Ronald P. Lemenager, Vishvesh Koranne, Ajay Malshe, Yuan H. Brad Kim
Summary: This study found that fresh beef tumbling did not significantly impact the quality and proteolysis of loins from cull cows. While tumbling did not affect initial loss, TS treatment resulted in higher moisture losses. Consumer panels preferred tumbled beef loins initially, but after additional ageing, this preference did not persist.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biology
Hong Nian, Binyun Ma
Summary: The calpain system plays crucial roles in cancer progression by mediating the proteolysis of specific substrates and regulating important signaling molecules. mu-calpain, m-calpain, and calpastatin are the three molecules initially identified as components of the calpain system, with roles in cancer progression through regulation of cellular processes and potential as targets for anti-cancer interventions.
BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Louwrens C. Hoffman, Diana L. van Schalkwyk, Magdalena Muller, Tersia Needham, Kenneth W. McMillin
Summary: This study investigated the carcass yields and physical-chemical meat quality characteristics of red hartebeest from Namibia, comparing different muscles between males and females. The results showed differences in meat quality characteristics between sexes, indicating that specific muscles should be marketed for red hartebeest meat and sex need not be considered during marketing.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Morgan K. Foster, Kyle R. Caldwell, Ashley N. Arnold, Davey B. Griffin, Kerri B. Gehring, Jeffrey W. Savell
Summary: The study revealed that steaks cut from beef carcasses with a small ribeye area had lower shear-force values regardless of carcass weight, and were rated higher in overall liking and tenderness liking compared to steaks from other categories.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Koeun Hwang, James R. Claus, Jong Youn Jeong, Young-Hwa Hwang, Seon-Tea Joo
Summary: Carcass vascular rinsing is an effective method for improving meat quality, extending product shelf-life, and enhancing food safety by removing residual blood, lowering muscle temperature, and optimizing pH decline.
FOOD SCIENCE OF ANIMAL RESOURCES
(2022)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Eduardo Casas, Guohong Cai, Larry A. Kuehn, Karen B. Register, Tara G. McDaneld, John D. Neill
BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH
(2018)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Richard Mark Thallman, Larry A. Kuehn, Warren M. Snelling, Kelli J. Retallick, Jennifer M. Bormann, Harvey C. Freetly, Kristen E. Hales, Gary L. Bennett, Robert L. Weaber, Daniel W. Moser, Michael D. MacNeil
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2018)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
E. J. Powell, T. A. Reinhardt, E. Casas, J. D. Lippolis
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
(2018)
Article
Reproductive Biology
Richard G. Tait, Robert A. Cushman, Anthony K. McNeel, Eduardo Casas, Timothy P. L. Smith, Harvey C. Freetly, Gary L. Bennett
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Genetics & Heredity
Tasia M. Taxis, Marcus E. Kehrli, Rui D'Orey-Branco, Eduardo Casas
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2018)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Warren M. Snelling, Larry A. Kuehn, R. Mark Thallman, Gary L. Bennett, Bruce L. Golden
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Gary L. Bennett, Richard G. Tait, Steven D. Shackelford, Tommy L. Wheeler, David A. King, Eduardo Casas, Timothy P. L. Smith
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Brad A. Freking, Gary L. Bennett
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Benedict T. Green, John W. Keele, Dale R. Gardner, Kevin D. Welch, Gary L. Bennett, Daniel Cook, James A. Pfister, T. Zane Davis, Clint A. Stonecipher, Stephen T. Lee, Bryan L. Stegelmeier
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Immunology
Carol G. Chitko-McKown, Stacy L. Bierman, Larry A. Kuehn, Gary L. Bennett, Keith D. DeDonder, Michael D. Apley, Gregory P. Harhay, Michael L. Clawson, Bradley J. White, Robert L. Larson, Sarah F. Capik, Brian V. Lubbers
Summary: The study aimed to develop a multiplex assay for bovine inflammatory cytokines IL-113, IL-6, and TNF alpha using the U-PLEX platform. Commercially available Do-It-Yourself ELISA kits containing polyclonal antibodies and specific recombinant bovine cytokine standards were purchased for each cytokine. The U-PLEX platform proved to be a viable means for developing custom analyte- and species-specific multiplex assays.
VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Gary L. Bennett, John W. Keele, Larry A. Kuehn, Warren M. Snelling, Aaron M. Dickey, Darrell Light, Robert A. Cushman, Tara G. McDaneld
Summary: The study investigated using genomics to measure the prolificacy of bulls in multiple-bull pastures for commercial beef production. Results showed high repeatability of prolificacy, with age-class and scrotal circumference accounting for less than 5% of variation. Simulated estimation using pooled genotypes was accurate.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Harvey C. Freetly, Robert A. Cushman, Gary L. Bennett
Summary: The study aimed to compare the impact of growth patterns during the peri-pubertal period on the productivity of Bos taurus cows, with results showing that while there were differences between the stair-step growth pattern and a more constant nonobese growth pattern, there was no effect on calf production performance.
TRANSLATIONAL ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Gary L. Bennett, Richard M. Thallman, Warren M. Snelling, John W. Keele, Harvey C. Freetly, Larry A. Kuehn
Summary: Selecting heifers with higher breeding value for calving ease can lead to lower birth weights, better calving success, and higher lifetime productivity.
TRANSLATIONAL ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
K. E. Hales, R. G. Tait, A. K. Lindholm-Perry, R. A. Cushman, H. C. Freetly, T. M. Brown-Brandl, G. L. Bennett
APPLIED ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2020)