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Effects of Some Pharmacological Agents on Bovine Intramuscular Fat Deposition^{1, 2,}

University of Arizona, Tucson 85721

Abstract

The effects of several pharmacological agents on bovine lipid deposition in the longissimus and semimembranosus muscles were assessed in this study. Data revealed that the deposition of extractable intramuscular lipid was significantly increased by injections of alcohol, glycerol, or fatty acids into the aforementioned muscles. The resultant increased lipid was not evenly distributed and therefore was not desirable from the standpoint of appearance. The fatty acid composition of the treated muscles was generally similar to that of the untreated muscles. Generally, muscle sites posterior to the treated area possessed more lipid than similar sites of the untreated control muscles. The mechanisms responsible for the increased lipid were probably a combination of denervation, capillary rupture and trauma to the treated area. It was observed that the most irritating compounds effected the greatest response.

¹ Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Paper 1692.

² This research was supported in part by a grant-in-aid from American Meat Institute Foundation, Chicago, Ill.