[Objective]In order to study the effect of castration on the quality of Zaosheng bulls, [Method] The experiment was conducted to select healthy, disease-free, normal development, and consistent breeding environment of 12-month-old Zaosheng cattle bulls and steers (6 months old early castration treatment) 3 heads each, short-term fattening for 3 months. and they were taken Longissimus dorsi after slaughter, and to detect cooking loss, drip loss, shear force, pH value, flesh color (L*, a* and b*), water power, crude protein, crude fat, moisture, crude ash and amino acid composition and content. [Result] The results showed that the pH, redness (a*), yellowness (b*), water power, crude fat, Glu, and Leu contents of the longissimus muscle of steers were significantly higher than those of bulls (P<0.05); The longest muscle cooking loss, drip loss, shear force, brightness (L*), crude protein and moisture are significantly lower than bulls (P<0.05). In the amino acid composition and content of bulls and steers, there is no significant difference in the content of most amino acids, but the amino acid content of steers is slightly higher than the amino acid content of bulls. [Conclusion] Castration treatment can significantly improve the tenderness and water capacity of the 12-month-old Zaosheng cattle, improve the color of the beef, and increase the dry matter and amino acid content of the beef. |