PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH THE PREDICTION OF PSE PORK

The prediction of PSE pork at slaughterline has some inaccuracy. The i ndividual physiological condition of an animal cause great variations in PSE development and therefore the prediction of PSE meat by measuri ng pH(45) shows a reliability not better than 70 %. The delayed occure nce of other characteristics in muscle constrains to use other methods for measuring PSE not before two to three hours post mortem. Further work is needed to develop a suitable method for PSE prediction at slau ghterline. To diminish PSE quality at pork all factors before and at s laughter supporting development of PSE condition are to be reduced.