Conclusions
The examined longissimus lumborum muscles
with a high content of intramuscular fat showed no
significant differences in the technological and
sensory quality of meat between the half-carcasses chilled with the
two analysed methods. The exceptions were electrical conductivity
(EC2) and meat yellowness. Rapid chilling of carcasses (which included
blast chilling) resulted in lower electrical conductivity (EC2)
and meat yellowness (b*) compared to conventionally chilled carcasses.
A similar technological quality of meat in the half-carcasses
chilled using the two methods in confirmed by the similar share of
normal and defective meat.