The objective of this work was to evaluate the influence of slaughter weight on the expression of calpastatin, mcalpain and the RyR3 gene, and on the chemical composition, morphometric measurements, fillet yield and sensorial characteristics of Nile tilapia fillets. In the experiment, 90 Nile tilapia were divided into three experimental treatments regarding slaughter weight (n = 30): in treatment 1, tilapia age...
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES; The chemical composition of fish meat is linked to endogenous and exogenous factors. Thus, the knowledge about the characteristics of interest could allow the production of a better product with higher quality and market acceptance. Thus, the objective of this work was to evaluate the influence of slaughter weight on the chemical composition a...