Mathematical modeling of microbial growth in refrigerated horsemeat : it's importance in the quality of meat

  • Irene del Carmen Pena UNLP.
  • Fernanda Coll Cardenas UNLP
  • Pablo de la Sota UNLP
  • María Cecilia Villat UNLP
  • Miguel Angel Noia UNLP. UNLPam
  • Nora Mestorino UNLP

Keywords:

Horsemeat, Mathematical models, Microorganisms, Refrigeration

Abstract

Horsemeat is an important economic resource for our country, as Argentina is considered one of the leading world exporters of horsemeat. But there is little research about the quality of it. It was examined the effect of: (i) storage temperature (0, 4ºC) and (ii) gaseous permeability of the packaging film (polyethylene and EVA SARAN EVA for vacuum packaging) on the growth of bacteria (Total Aerobic Mesophilic Heterotrophic Bacteria, Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas sp.) isolated from horse muscle. Microbial growth was modelled using Gompertz or the Linear Regression Models. The lowest final bacteria counts were obtained with the combination of 0ºC and vacuum packaging. At higher temperatures, 4ºC, there were no significant differences (p<0.05) among the final counts in relation to both films. The lowest values of µ (microbial growth rate) for the development of studied microorganisms were observed in samples stored in EVA SARAN EVA

 

DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.19137/cienvet2013-1515

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Author Biographies

Irene del Carmen Pena, UNLP.

Jefe de Trabajos Prácticos Ordinario  CÁTEDRA DE FISIOPATOLOGÍA CLÍNICA COMPARADA

Fernanda Coll Cardenas, UNLP

Dra. en Ciencias Veterinarias. Prof. Titular Cát de Introducción a la Biofísica

Pablo de la Sota, UNLP

Introduccion a la Biofísica

María Cecilia Villat, UNLP

Dpto. Epizootiología. Cátedra Enfermedades Infecciosas

Nora Mestorino, UNLP

Profesor Asociado de Farmacología y Toxicología. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Prof. Titular de Farmacología y Toxicología . Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Católica de Cuyo

 

Published

2017-07-20

How to Cite

Pena, I. del C., Coll Cardenas, F., de la Sota, P., Villat, M. C., Noia, M. A., & Mestorino, N. (2017). Mathematical modeling of microbial growth in refrigerated horsemeat : it’s importance in the quality of meat. Ciencia Veterinaria, 15(1), 65–76. Retrieved from https://cerac.unlpam.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/1828

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Artículos de Investigación