Comparison on eating quality between Hulun Buir big fat-tailed sheep and Hulun Buir short fat-tailed sheep

The cooking yield, tenderness, color, and pH for biceps femoris muscle, longissimus dorsi, and arm triceps were respectively analyzed to compare the eating quality between Hulun Buir big fat-tailed sheep and Hulun Buir short fat-tailed sheep. The results showed that cooking yield and tenderness in Hulun Buir short fat-tailed sheep were significant higher than Hulun Buir big fat-tailed sheep, which were from arm triceps (p<0.05) . Biceps femoris muscle in Hulun Buir short fat-tailed sheep were significant lower than Hulun Buir big fat-tailed sheep (p<0.05) . pH0 value was not changed significantly among these three part of the muscle.pH24 in Hulun Buir short fat-tailed sheep were significant lower than Hulun Buir big fat-tailed sheep (p<0.05) .It meand that the water-retaining property and tenderness of arm triceps for Hulun Buir short fat-tailed sheep was better than Hulun Buir big fat-tailed sheep.