2.9. Texture measurements For texture analysis, the previously cooked steaks were analyzed using a Stable Micro Systems TAXT Plus (Texture Technologies Corp., Serial Number 41288, Godalming, Surrey, UK) texture analyzer with a Warner-Bratzler blade, following the principles proposed by Honikel (1998). The meat was cut into rectangular pieces of 1 cm2 cross-section (eight pieces per animal), which were cut perpendicularly to the direction of the muscle fibers.