Fig. 1. Time-course of the temperature changes in carcasses with different rates of pH fall.Initial and final pH 7 and 5.5, respectively. Initial and final temperature 39^oC and 4^oC, respectively. Half-cooling time 180 min. Meatbolic heat equivalent to 2^oC per pH unit fall. Rates of pH fall. (----- 0.01 units/min, ^______ 0.02 units/min) are indicated by each curve.