Canola meal as a supplement for grass-fed beef cattle: Effects on growth rates, carcase and meat quality, and consumer sensory evaluations.

Autor: Lynch EEM; School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 2650, Australia; School of Environmental and Rural Sciences, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales 2350, Australia. Electronic address: elynch20@une.edu.au., Clayton EH; Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 2650, Australia., Holman BWB; Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 2650, Australia., Hopkins DL; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2903, Australia., Polkinghorne RJ; Birkenwood Pty. Ltd., Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia., Campbell MA; Legendairy Beef Pty Ltd, 2400 Yaven Creek Road, Adelong, New South Wales 2729, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Meat science [Meat Sci] 2024 Jan; Vol. 207, pp. 109363. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 11.
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2023.109363
Abstrakt: The current study examined the growth rates, carcase characteristics, meat quality, and consumer sensory evaluation of the longissimus lumborum muscle (striploin) from steers that were supplemented with either canola meal or grain-based pellets. Forty Angus and Hereford × Angus steers received one of these two supplements with ad libitum lucerne hay for 60 d prior to slaughter. Average daily weight gain was not affected by dietary treatment; however, hot standard carcase weight was significantly lower for steers offered canola meal compared with steers on the grain-based pellets. Dietary treatment did not affect the carcase characteristics, meat quality traits, and consumer sensory evaluation, irrespective of ageing periods. Therefore, canola meal can be used as an approved Pasturefed Cattle Assurance System (PCAS) supplement on moderate dry quality forages without negatively affecting carcase and meat quality traits.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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