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The aim of this study was to determine the influence of breed and sex on texture parameters of rabbit meat. The study was conducted on rabbits of the breeds Belgian Giant Grey (n=30; 18♂, 12♀), Californian Black (n=26: 18♂, 8♀), New Zealand White (n= 19: 12♂, 7♀), Popielno White (n=64; 31♂, 33♀) and Blanc de Termonde (n= 39; 17♂, 22♀). The animals were slaughtered at 12 weeks of age. After 24-hour ageing under refrigeration, samples of the loin (m. longissimus lumborum) were collected for analysis. Texture Profile Analysis (TPA) was performed using a TA.XTplus texture analyser (Stable Micro Systems). Shear force (kg), hardness (kg), springiness, cohesiveness and chewiness (kg) were measured. All texture parameters were calculated automatically using Exponent for Windows ver. 6.1.10.0 (Stable Micro Systems). The analysis showed that the breed significantly influenced only the hardness of the rabbit meat, which was highest for Blanc de Termonde (12.06 kg) and lowest for Belgian Giant Grey (8.87 kg). Sex had no significant influence on texture parameters. |
