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South Dakota State University undergraduate researcher looks at improving meat color stability with MagnaWave
BROOKINGS, S.D. — For many consumers, the color of the meat they purchase matters. If there is a way to improve color stability in the meat products, that in turn will create a better market for producers.
That’s what South Dakota State University undergraduate researcher Hailey Mouser is studying right now. Mouser is a junior at the university studying animal science.
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Her research project, which is funded in part with the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation, is looking to see if there is a way to improve color stability through utilizing a technology called MagnaWave.
MagnaWave is a pulsed electromagnetic frequency therapy that is currently used on live animals to improve their muscle function and metabolism. It is a rope that has small electromagnetic frequencies that are running through it.
“And the results that you see from that is tissues healing and repair,” Mouser said.
This product is not common in the industry and is used more for rodeo and show cattle type operations. Mouser says there could be potential for MagnaWave to become more common for production agriculture in the meat science realm.
“We can truly add value back on to producers if we can increase shelf life,” Mouser said. “As soon as the product in the case starts to get discolored, either it’s not going to get sold or it’s going to get discounted. So, if we can even add on half a day or one day of shelf life, then we have the potential to capitalize on a bigger market, and that is something producers could see come all the way back to their operation.”
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However, Mouser says there has not been a lot of research conducted on that therapy when it is used postmortem, which she believes could impact the color stability of the meat. Her study is looking at what happens to the muscle when this technology is used while it’s undergoing rigor.
“We found that it works on calcium within the muscle and live tissue. Well, when we’re looking at tenderness and water holding capacity, a lot of those processes in meat science are based on calcium,” Mouser said.
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Mouser was able to conduct her research at a meat processing plant in Iowa. She used the MagnaWave on carcasses once they came off the kill floor before they were put in the cooler.
“We applied it for just five minutes. It was just a rope that we laid over the carcass that was safe for us to touch. Once that was done, after five minutes, then it was put in the cooler and it went under standard processes of being aged, graded and then fabricated,” Mouser said.
After the meat was processed, Mouser brought the products of loins and muscles of the round back to the lab, where she ran a 10-day color panel to analyze how the MagnaWave affected those products.
When it came to water holding capacity, there was little to no difference between the control and treatment products observed through purge loss and cook loss, but there was a difference in color.
“We found that specifically the loin steaks — so, similar to a New York Strip is what I was analyzing — they stayed more red and they stayed lighter longer than compared to our controlled steaks,” Mouser said. “Now the difference between how much longer and how much more red is what we’re still working on analyzing. But there are promising results that we’ve seen so far that this technology has potential to be beneficial.”
Contributed / Hailey Mouser
This color change would only be for a short time span in the meat. It would not prolong the color change for a significant amount of time.
“We’re not talking about an extra week. It’s not a food safety concern as in how much longer is it going to be sitting there and still looks fine, because we are talking about short timeframes right now,” Mouser said. “There is potential for that research in the future, but our research is really focusing on even half a day or one day because that could see even that little bit of time could see great returns come back to the producer.”
For the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation, research projects like this one are important to their organization because the findings could directly impact the cattle industry. That’s why they started investing in undergraduate research programs.
“We saw a need to invest in innovation within our industry,” said Tyler Melroe, director of education programs at the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation.
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Melroe says the foundation funds a variety of research projects surrounding the cattle industry.
“It’s not that we’re specifically looking for a certain type of project. What we’re interested in is people that are willing to do the work and innovate for our industry as a whole,” Melroe said. “We need to continue to be competitive and I think as you visit with the students doing these projects, you can understand that they’re thinking outside not only how do we make better animals genetically, but also make a more palatable product that the consumer enjoys and is willing to pay a premium for.”
Mouser hopes to have the findings of her research finalized by June and then the research will be presented at the American Meat Science Association conference in Ohio this summer.
Following legislative session, a lot of political activists and organizations look at how the lawmakers align with their respective beliefs.
One new “scorecard” is aiming to do just that on voting issues.
The scorecard is created by the Voter Defense Association South Dakota. Group leaders say their goal is to protect voter rights, which they believe are under attack.
The VDA looked at bills pertaining to the Initiated Process and scored legislators on how they voted on each bill aligning with the organization’s beliefs.
Legislators were scored by either gaining or losing “points” based on a yes or no vote on either their respective chamber’s floor or in committee.
Matt Schweich is the President of VDA. He said though Democrats have traditionally voted more in favor of the organization’s beliefs, three Senate Republicans scored the highest.
Those three Republicans were Senators Kyle Schoenfish, David Wheeler and Michael Rohl. On the House side, the top three scores were given to Democrat Representatives Nicole Uhre-Balk, Kadyn Wittman and Erin Healy.
“We as an organization do not think that the Initiated Process should be a partisan issue. It’s a question of process and it’s a question of the Constitutional rights of the people of South Dakota,” Schweich said. “It shouldn’t be a red or blue issue at all. And so, it’s very encouraging that the three top Senators are all Republicans, and that’s something we want to build on.”
Schweich said he expected the Senate to align closer to the views of VDA than the House based on his experiences in Pierre, but once he looked at all the data the gap between was larger than anticipated.
“I was little surprised it was different to such a degree. When you look at the Senate there’s quite a few As and Bs and B+s relative to the size of the overall size of the chamber with 35 members,” Schweich said. “The House, it’s a lot of Ds and a lot of Fs. We expected a difference, we expected the Senate to better. I don’t think we expected the Senate to be this much better.”
The scorecard can be found on the VDA’s website.
A former South Dakota state employee is scheduled to have a jury trial after he was charged with dozens of alleged child pornography crimes.
Mohammad Ghosheh, 25, of Brookings pleaded not guilty April 28 to 50 counts of possession of child pornography during an arraignment hearing in Brookings County Circuit Court, according to a release from the South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley. Ghosheh also entered a not guilty plea on one count of sexual exploitation of a minor, court records show.
Ghosheh worked as an economic assistance benefits specialist for the state Department of Social Services. He no longer works for the agency, according to Open SD.
Possession of child pornography is a class 4 felony and carries a mandatory minimum sentence of one year in prison for first offenses. Ghosheh faces a minimum of one year in prison on each count, according to the April 28 press release.
Ghosheh was initially charged with 11 counts of possession of child pornography, according to a March 26 press release, but Jackley in the initial statement stated “further charges may be filed.”
Ghosheh was arrested March 25. He was later released on a $10,000 cash bond.
A jury trial is scheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 13.
DCI investigated Ghosheh following cyber tip tied to missing North Carolina teen
The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children involving a missing 15-year-old girl, according to the initial press release.
The cyber tip identified Ghosheh as someone who had allegedly been chatting to a girl from North Carolina, according to the complaint. In their conversations, Ghosheh allegedly mentioned flying to North Carolina to see the girl days before her disappearance if he “liked what he saw,” according to the complaint.
The complaint then alleges he asked the girl for nude images of herself. The girl was later found in North Carolina with a different man.
According to previous Argus Leader reporting, police found what is referred to in the criminal complaint as a “sex kidnapping kit” during a search warrant on Ghosheh’s car. Items allegedly in the kit included “kids movies, adult sex games, alcohol, THC products, sex toys, binding material, a blow-up mattress and bedding.”
Similar items were found in Ghosheh’s residence, according to the complaint.
“The charges reflect the seriousness of having a 15-year-old victim involved in this case,” Jackley said in the Monday evening press release.
The South Dakota Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at April 27, 2025, results for each game:
Winning Lucky For Life numbers from April 27 drawing
04-19-35-36-41, Lucky Ball: 05
Check Lucky For Life payouts and previous drawings here.
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
- Prizes of $100 or less: Can be claimed at any South Dakota Lottery retailer.
- Prizes of $101 or more: Must be claimed from the Lottery. By mail, send a claim form and a signed winning ticket to the Lottery at 711 E. Wells Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501.
- Any jackpot-winning ticket for Dakota Cash or Lotto America, top prize-winning ticket for Lucky for Life, or for the second prizes for Powerball and Mega Millions must be presented in person at a Lottery office. A jackpot-winning Powerball or Mega Millions ticket must be presented in person at the Lottery office in Pierre.
When are the South Dakota Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
- Lotto America: 9:15 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Dakota Cash: 9 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Saturday.
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