Influence of Production Factors on Beef Primal Tissue Composition

Autor: Vipasha Sood, Argenis Rodas-González, Stephanie Lam, Óscar López-Campos, Jose Segura, Timothy Schwinghamer, Michael Dugan, John Basarab, Jennifer Aalhus, Manuel Juárez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Foods, Vol 11, Iss 4, p 518 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2304-8158
DOI: 10.3390/foods11040518
Popis: This study used 1076 crossbred steers to evaluate the effects of calf-fed and yearling-fed beef production systems, implant strategies (with and without implants), and their interactions on the primal tissue composition (lean and fat components) of individual primal cuts using complete carcass dissection data. The results indicate that production system × implant interactions affected loin and rib primal weight percentages as well as marbling (p < 0.05) but did not affect the dissectible lean and fat contents of the individual primal cut (p > 0.05). Implants increased lean and decreased fat tissue contents of primal cut; however, the production system only affected lean content in the loin (p < 0.05) and fat content in the loin, round, and rib (p < 0.05). Redundancy analysis revealed a strong association between Angus breed percentage and marbling, as well as between Simmental breed percentage and multiple primal lean traits. Response surface regression models explained less variability in the tissue composition traits in calf-fed compared with yearling-fed animals, suggesting the need for further exploration using genomic studies.
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