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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian W. Bell, Wichita, KS (US);
Howard G. Dolezal, Derby, KS (US);
Darren J. Grose, Wichita, KS (US);
Assignee:
Excel Corporation, Wichita, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 9/00 ;
Abstract
A method for tenderizing meat of a red meat slaughter animal includes separating a vertebra of the animal and applying electrical stimulation to the animal's musculature. The vertebra separating is performed prior to the onset of rigor mortis to enable stretching of muscle fibers in the carcass. The electrical stimulation is focused on a midsection of the animal.