DARK CUTTING BEEF - EXTRA LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTROSTIMULATION AND DARK CUTTING BEEF

Extra low voltage electrostimulation was applied to the carcasses of 3 6 old cows with morphofunctional characteristics (age, manu pregnancie s, stress etc.) often associated with the appearance of dark cutting b eef of DFD. Comparison with non-electrostimulated carcasses demonstrat ed the validity of the method with regard to the lowering of PH and th e improvement of tenderness, although the colour of the already dark m eat of the old cows was not always influenced. From the investigation it can be seen that electrostimulation can improve the characteristics of dark cutting beef of DFD and this could lead to a commercial reval uation.