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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 68, Issue 9 2690-2697, Copyright © 1990 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Dose-response relationships between porcine somatotropin, muscle composition, muscle fiber characteristics and pork quality

D. H. Beermann, V. K. Fishell, K. Roneker, R. D. Boyd, G. Armbruster and L. Souza
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-4801.

The dose-dependent effects of porcine somatotropin (pST) on cellular aspects of skeletal muscle growth, muscle composition and measures of pork quality were investigated in growing barrows and gilts. Eighty crossbred pigs weighing 46 kg were assigned randomly to receive daily subcutaneous injections of 0, 30, 60, 120 or 200 micrograms pST/kg BW until they weighed 100 kg. Semitendinosus muscle weights were increased with pST dose (linear, P less than .001) by 21%. Percentage of type I and type II muscle fibers was not changed with pST, but cross-sectional area of type I and type II fibers was increased in parallel with muscle weight. Percentage of moisture increased (P less than .01) and percentage of lipid decreased (P less than .01) as pST dose increased. The pH of the longissimus 24 h postmortem increased (P less than .01) .1 to .2 units with increasing pST dose, but subjective evaluation for color, firmness and wateriness of the longissimus indicated no discernible treatment effect. Gardner color difference meter "Rd" and "A" values decreased (P less than .01) with a pST dose of 60 micrograms/kg or more, signifying a slightly darker and less red color, respectively, of the longissimus muscle. Weight loss of loin chops 2.54 cm thick cooked to 71 degrees C (20.3% to 23.7%) and shear force of cores 1.27 cm in diameter (2.89 to 3.76 kg) were not related to pST treatment or dose.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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