The physiologic state of Escherichia coli O157:H7 does not affect its detection in two commercial real-time PCR-based tests

Multiplex real-time PCR detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 is an efficient molecular tool with high sensitivity and specificity for meat safety assurance. The Biocontrol GDS^® and DuPont Qualicon BAX^®-RT rapid detection systems are two commercial tests based on real-time PCR amplification with potential applications for quantification of specific E. coli O157:H7 gene targets in enriched meat samples. However, there are arguments surrounding the use of these tests to predict pre-enrichment concentrations of E. coli O157:H7, as well as arguments pertaining to the influence of non-viable cells causing false positive results. The present study attempts to illustrate the effects of different bacterial physiologic states and the presence of non-viable cells on the ability of these systems to accurately measure contamination levels of E. coli O157:H7 in ground beef. While the PCR threshold cycle (C_T) values of these assays showed a direct correlation with the number of bacteria present in pure cultures, this was not the case for ground beef samples spiked with various levels of injured or healthy cells. Furthermore, comparison of post-enrichment cell densities of bacteria did not correlate with injured or healthy cell numbers inoculated before enrichment process. Ground beef samples spiked with injured or healthy cells at different doses could not be distinguished by C_T values from either assay. In addition, the contribution of nonviable cells in generating positive real-time PCR signals was investigated using both assays on pre-enriched and post-enriched beef samples, but only if inoculated at levels of 10⁶ cells/sample or higher, which are levels not typically seen in ground beef.     

当雄牦牛肉的营养和风味特性

以市售西门塔尔牛肉（下文简称“市售牛肉”）作为对照组,研究当雄牦牛肉的营养和风味特性。采用高效液相色谱、气相色谱-质谱联用、凯氏定氮等方法分别分析当雄牦牛肉和市售牛肉中蛋白质、氨基酸、脂肪酸、挥发性风味物质、矿物质和维生素差异。结果表明：当雄牦牛肉中蛋白质含量（22.89 g/100 g）显著高于市售牛肉（P＜0.05）,剪切力及蒸煮损失率显著低于市售牛肉（P＜0.05）;当雄牦牛肉中VB1、VE含量显著高于市售牛肉（P＜0.05）,2 种牛肉中的VB2、VA含量无显著差异;当雄牦牛肉中总氨基酸、必需氨基酸、总脂肪酸及不饱和脂肪酸含量均显著高于市售牛肉（P＜0.05）;微量元素分析结果发现,当雄牦牛肉中锰、硒、镁、铁、钙元素的含量均显著高于市售牛肉（P＜0.05）;当雄牦牛肉及市售牛肉中分别检测出58、43 种挥发性风味物质,牦牛肉中醇类和酯类的种类及含量均高于市售牛肉,而市售牛肉中酚类、醛类、酮类及含氮化合物的含量均较高。因此,当雄牦牛肉具有较好的食用营养品质。     

牛肉真空滚揉条件对白卤牛肉品质和出成率的影响

为探讨真空滚揉技术在卤牛肉加工中的应用,论文分析了牛肉真空滚揉时真空度、转速、滚揉时间、载荷量、原料初始温度和静腌时间对白卤牛肉主要成分、感官品质、色度、质构特性及出成率的影响。将初始温度为0～5℃的牛肉、3.3%食盐和0.1%花椒放入滚揉器中,载荷量60%,真空度6 kPa,4 r/min滚揉15 min,静置10 min;加入1.3%洋葱汁、1.2%香芹汁、2.5%胡萝卜汁和1.8%二锅头,重复滚揉1次;出料后0～5℃静腌12h。采用上述操作条件腌制的牛肉加工的白卤牛肉的品质和出成率均较高。     

Cull cow carcass traits and risk of culling of Holstein cows and 3-breed rotational crossbred cows from Viking Red,Montbéliarde,and Holstein bulls

Culled dairy cows represent a considerable source of meat production, but their carcasses may vary greatly in quality because of the wide variation in the age, stage of lactation, breed, body condition, and other characteristics of the cows at slaughter. However, the effect of crossbreeding on the value of culled cows has so far received little investigation. The aim of this observational study was to compare a range of carcass attributes of cull cows from 3-breed rotational crossbreeding using Viking Red, Montbéliarde (MO), and Holstein (HO) bulls with those of HO purebred cows. Data on 1,814 dairy cows were collected. Cows were reared together in one herd and slaughtered in 4 slaughterhouses. The carcass weight, fleshiness, and fatness scores, the total value, and the price (€/kg) of each cow carcass were recorded. The culling of a few cows in the sample (n = 86) was classified by the farm manager as “urgent” following a diagnosis of injury or sickness, and this information was recorded. Carcass traits were analyzed with a mixed model which included the fixed effects of parity, days in milk, genetic group (purebred HO, 787 cows, and crossbred cows, classified according to the breed of sire within crossbreds, with 309, 428, and 290 cows sired by Viking Red, MO, and HO bulls, respectively), and interactions, and the random effects of month × year of the date of slaughter, and slaughterhouse. Logistic regression was used to investigate the association of parity, days in milk and purebred or crossbred origin with unplanned, “urgent” culling compared with regular culling. Average carcass weight across genetic groups was 297 ± 65 kg, average price €2.03 ± 0.53/kg, and average value €631 ± 269. Compared with HO, crossbred carcasses were 7 to 12% heavier depending on the breed of sire, were graded + 0.12 to + 0.28 units higher for fleshiness and + 0.26 to + 0.30 units higher for fatness, and fetched an 8 to 11% higher price. As a consequence, compared with purebred HO, carcasses from crossbreds had 15 to 24% higher value (€84 to €133 more per cow), with crossbred cows sired by MO showing the greatest values. Moreover, compared with the HO cows, the crossbred cows had a 37% lower risk of being urgently removed from the herd, which raises welfare concerns and may reduce the salvage value of cull cows. Because cull cows represent a supplemental source of income for dairy farmers, the greater overall value of crossbred cull cows should be taken into account in evaluating the economic effectiveness of crossbreeding schemes.     

不同脂肪添加量的牛肉饼在反复冻融过程中的品质变化

探究不同脂肪添加量的牛肉饼在反复冻融过程中,其肌原纤维蛋白氧化、理化性质及感官品质的变化情况,阐明反复冻融、脂肪含量与蛋白氧化之间的关系,并分析由此导致的产品品质变化。将绞碎的牛背部脂肪按比例添加于绞碎的牛背最长肌肉中,分别添加相同的食盐等辅料,制得3组脂肪含量不同的牛肉饼,即未添加牛脂肪组(F_0)、添加10%牛脂肪组(F_(10))和添加20%牛脂肪组(F_(20))。真空包装后于-18℃冷冻贮藏,期间反复冻融5次循环,每次冻融后测定样品的感官品质、硫代巴比妥酸反应产物(thiobarbituric acid resctive substances,TBARS)值、色泽参数、解冻损失率,提取肌原纤维蛋白测定羰基含量、总巯基含量、蛋白溶解度,并通过十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis,SDS-PAGE)观察肌原纤维蛋白的聚集和降解程度。结果表明:随着冻融次数和脂肪含量的增加,牛肉饼的TBARS值、解冻损失率、亮度(L*)值、黄度(b*)值、羰基含量显著增加(P0.05),红度(a*)值、总巯基含量、蛋白溶解性显著降低(P0.05)。SDS-PAGE结果显示,随冻融次数和脂肪含量的增加,肌原纤维蛋白的肌球蛋白重链发生聚合,副肌球蛋白和肌动蛋白发生降解。牛肉饼经油煎熟制后进行感官评价,其品质随脂肪含量增加而提高,但随冻融次数增加而下降,特别是冻融3次之后的牛肉饼质地变硬,多汁性下降。相关性分析表明,冻融次数及脂肪含量均与蛋白氧化指标(羰基、总巯基、蛋白溶解性)及理化指标(TBARS值、解冻损失率、L*、a*、b*)极显著相关(P0.01)。实验表明,反复冻融引起牛肉肌原纤维蛋白氧化,导致牛肉饼品质下降;脂肪含量的增加提高了感官得分,但同时加速了蛋白氧化和理化性质的变化。所以在实际的生产中,适当的脂肪含量可提高牛肉制品的品质,但注意冷冻贮藏要保持温度尽可能低且恒定。     

探索用液质串联联用法测定牛肉中的瘦肉精

目的:探索用液质串联联用法测定抽查牛肉中的瘦肉精含量。方法:酶解后的样品溶液,加入氘代克伦特罗与沙丁胺醇作为混合内标,过C18固相萃取小柱,用OasisMCX小柱收集,以3%的氨水甲醇溶液对MCX小柱进行洗脱后吹干,残余物溶于0.1%甲酸水溶液-甲醇溶液(95:5),以0.1%甲酸乙腈溶液和0.1%甲酸溶液为梯度流动相,上液质串联联用仪测定。结果:各β受体激动剂在0.5～5.0μg/kg浓度范围良好线性关系,平均回收率90.47%～102.58%,仪器定量限0.0543～0.2978μg/kg。结论:此方法极大排除了其他成分干扰,重现性好,专属性强,灵敏准确,可作检测牛肉中的瘦肉精残留量参考。     

基于改进型FCM聚类算法的彩色牛肉图像中筋膜区域分割方法研究

介绍一种基于HSI颜色空间的改进型FCM聚类算法,并将此算法运用于牛肉眼肌切面图像中筋膜区域的分割。该方法根据牛肉眼肌切面图像像素分布的特点,将H分量和I分量作为聚类分割算法的特征向量,改进了FCM聚类算法初始聚类中心的选取方法以及距离度量公式。结果表明:所提出的算法在保证FCM算法本身收敛速度快的同时,也提高了图像区域分割的精度和准确性,对噪声具有较强的抑制能力。     

天然保鲜剂的配比优化及其对牛肉保鲜效果的影响

牛肉贮藏期间易被微生物污染而发生腐败变质。为延长冷鲜牛肉的货架期,使用无毒、健康、安全的天然保鲜剂对牛肉进行保鲜的研究备受关注。本试验采用抑菌试验,以大肠杆菌与金黄色葡萄球菌的对象菌,以抑菌圈直径为检测指标,进行了茶多酚、乳酸链球菌素(Nisin)、壳聚糖三种天然保鲜剂抑菌的单因素试验,得出三种保鲜剂适合的抑菌浓度;采用正交试验优化了三种天然保鲜剂协同保鲜的配比。并以未经保鲜剂处理的冷藏牛肉为对照,进行了该天然保鲜剂对冷藏牛肉保鲜效果的研究。研究结果表明:三种天然保鲜剂协同抑菌的最适配比为:0.10%茶多酚+1.00%壳聚糖+0.08%Nisin,可将牛肉的货架期从5 d延长至11 d。本研究为冷鲜牛肉的保鲜开发出一种天然保鲜剂,对牛肉产业的发展提供一定的技术指导。     

Improvement of tenderness and water holding capacity of spiced beef by the application of ultrasound during cooking

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of power ultrasound‐assisted (0, 400, 600, 800 and 1000 W, frequency of 20 kHz) cooking (80, 100, 120 min) on spiced beef. The results showed that power ultrasound could significantly increase the salt content (P < 0.05). For water holding capacity, the ultrasonic treatment could significantly reduce the pressure loss and free water content while improving the immobilised water content (P < 0.05). And ultrasonic treatment improved hardness compared with control (P < 0.05). However, the effects on the springiness, the chewiness and the resilience of the spiced beef were not significant (P > 0.05). As for microstructure, the myofibrils of beef were ruptured by ultrasonic treatment along with the Z‐lines leading to the muscle swelling. The results indicated that the application of ultrasound during cooking could effectively promote the penetration of salt, improve the water holding capacity and ameliorate the tenderness of spiced beef.