The article I chose was “SmartStretch™ Technology. I. Improving the tenderness of sheep topsides (m. semimembranosus) using a meat stretching device” (Meat Science 91 (2012) 142-147). The goal of this experiment was to see whether SmartStretchtm can improve hot-boned mutton tenderness. SmartStretchtm is a device developed by Meat & Livestock Australia and Meat & Wool New Zealand with the goal of preventing the muscular contraction of a boneless piece of meat by stretching it The animals used in the experiment were randomly selected Merino sheep of both sexes between the ages of 3 and 4.To simulate the real world, the sheep were supplied from 3 different shipments and processed as they would be in a regular slaughterhouse setting. The four test
