The quality of meat in milk fed lambs is affected by the ewe diet: A review.

Autor: Battacone G; Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39a, 07100 Sassari, Italy., Lunesu MF; Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39a, 07100 Sassari, Italy. Electronic address: mflunesu@uniss.it., Manso T; Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain., Vieira C; Estación Tecnológica de la Carne, Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León (ITACyL), Guijuelo, Salamanca, Spain., Pulina G; Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39a, 07100 Sassari, Italy., Nudda A; Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39a, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Meat science [Meat Sci] 2024 Jan; Vol. 207, pp. 109374. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 26.
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2023.109374
Abstrakt: Several scientific publications have highlighted the importance of feeding management practices in improving the nutritional properties of milk from dairy ewes. Meat production quality from suckling lambs is based on the use of milk as exclusive or near exclusive dietary component. There is considerable evidence that lamb meat contains many important nutrients and bioactive compounds that play an important role in consumer health. This paper examines the different quality characteristics of lamb meat from ewes fed different diets to improve milk quality. To conduct this research, we consulted different scientific databases and acquired relevant documents that studied the relationships between the dietary treatment of lactating ewes and the performance of their suckling lambs (growth and carcass traits) as well as the meat quality in terms of nutrient content (fat and protein in particular), bioactive compounds content (fatty acids, vitamins, and antioxidant molecules), color, odor and flavor. The extent of change in meat carcass traits and meat quality of suckling lambs due to different feeding strategies applied to ewes was evaluated and discussed. This overview of the knowledge on the relationship between the milk quality and suckling lamb quality can be useful for production and communication strategies development for the lamb meat industry.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no competing financial interests or personal relationships that could influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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