Muscle Quality and Proteolytic Enzymes of Farmed Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) During Storage: Effects of Pre-Slaughter Handling and Increased Storage Temperature |
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| Authors: | Lisbeth Hultmann Torbjørn Tobiassen Øyvind Aas-Hansen Tran Minh Phu |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Biotechnology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway;2. Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Nofima), Troms?, Norway;3. Department of Aquatic Nutrition and Products Processing, Can Tho University, Can Tho, Viet Nam |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTIn the present experiment, the characteristics of minimally handled, directly slaughtered farmed Atlantic cod were compared to cod subjected to 2 h preslaughter handling stress. The results strongly indicate that increasing the storage temperature from 0 to 5°C had a larger negative impact on the quality characteristics than the handling stress applied. Further, there may be interaction effects between handling, storage temperature, and storage time. |
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| Keywords: | Atlantic cod handling stress iced storage cold storage temperature quality cathepsin collagenase slaughter fish welfare |
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