Functional and technological properties of raw meat when using the diet animal agrominerals

From the vermiculite of the Krasnoyarsk deposit of the Russian Federation, a nanostructured ver- miculite with a particle size of 50.0-160.0 nm was made, which was used as a feed additive to the rations of fattening bulls. Prolonged use of vermiculite in animals at the optimal dose of 1.0% and nanostructured vermiculite in doses of 1.0; 0,6 and 0,2% to the dry matter of the diet contributed to a decrease in moisture in meat by 0.2-2.3%. Nanostructural vermiculite caused an increase in moisture binding properties of beef by 10.2-21.3%, vermiculite - by 1.6-5.4%, in comparison with the control. An increase in water holding capacity of 9.6-17.6% was noted in the meat of bulls that received nanostructured vermiculite in the diet, with the introduction of vermiculite, the increase was less effective - 2.0-2.6%, in comparison with the control analogues. According to the functional and technological properties, the meat of bulls fed in the diet with feed additives of nanostructured vermiculite was more qualitative and attractive for further technological processing.