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fatness/leanness, rate of postmortem pH and For example, Brahman cattle are used
temperature decline, and postmortem han- extensively in the southwestern United States
dling such as aging. Ultimately, meat quality because of their tolerance to adverse environ-
is defined in terms of consumer acceptability, mental conditions; however, Brahman car-
which include tenderness, juiciness and casses have tenderness issues. Toughness of
flavor, and appearance characteristics such as meat from Brahman cattle has been associ-
color, amount of fat, amount of visible water, ated with high levels of calpastatin in the
and textural appearance, which have a sig- muscle (Ibrahim et al. 2008). The Japanese
nificant impact on consumer expected satis- Wagyu breed produces highly marbled,
faction (Brewer et al. 1998, 2001). Because tender meat
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