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Electrical Capacitance Measurements on Intact Carcasses¹

University of Guelpb², Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Abstract

Parallel stainless steel needles 1 cm apart were pushed 2 cm into exposed muscle faces on sides of pork and beef carcasses. Electrical capacitance between electrodes was measured at 100 kHz with a bridge circuit. Intact muscles yielded higher values than muscles trimmed to 3 x 5 x 7 centimeters. The best measuring site for the detection of extremely pale, soft and exudative carcasses with zero capacitance a few hours after slaughter was the adductor muscle exposed ventrally to the pubis.

¹ Research supported by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

² Dept. of Anim. and Poul Sci.