Method and system for verifying the age of an animal providing meat
US9726648B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2030/8813
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides a method for verifying the age of an animal providing meat using volatile profiles that comprises the step of providing a sample of animal meat. The method uses one or more chemical analyses to obtain a profile of a set of volatile organic compounds from a sample of meat from an animal. The profile is fit to a mathematically discriminating function resulting. The data obtained is analyzed in order to establish a correlation between the age of the animal (tooth development) and volatiles exuded by meat.
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