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Arch Anim Nutr


Title:Carcass and meat quality of finished and non-finished Limousin heifers from alpine livestock systems differing in altitudinal origin of the forage
Author(s):Gangnat ID; Kreuzer M; McCormick AC; Leiber F; Berard J;
Address:"a ETH Zurich , Institute of Agricultural Sciences , Zurich , Switzerland. b Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) , Frick , Switzerland"
Journal Title:Arch Anim Nutr
Year:2016
Volume:20160128
Issue:2
Page Number:108 - 126
DOI: 10.1080/1745039X.2015.1134398
ISSN/ISBN:1477-2817 (Electronic) 1477-2817 (Linking)
Abstract:"Effects of the alpine origin of the forage and of finishing on carcass and beef quality were quantified by modelling different alpine livestock system alternatives. Thirty-five Limousin heifers, initially weighing 383 +/- 45 kg, were fed fresh grass at 400 or 2000 m above sea level, or a 1:1 mixture of alpine grass and lowland grass hay at 2000 m. After 9 weeks, the six heaviest and oldest animals per group were slaughtered. The remaining animals were finished for 8 weeks on a silage-concentrate diet in the lowlands to similar age and body weight as the first slaughtered group. Carcass and meat quality (M. longissimus thoracis) were assessed in various respects. The average daily gains achieved were of about 600 g/d and similar between forage-type groups. Dressing percentage was 53.5% in the alpine and 57.2% in the lowland group. Carcass conformation and fat cover scores did not differ between forage-type groups. The meat from the alpine groups had greater ultimate pH and smaller redness, yellowness and protein contents. Still, these differences were of minor practical relevance. There was no forage-type effect on water-holding capacity and shear force of the meat. The alpine systems enhanced the proportion of alpha-linolenic acid in intramuscular fat and decreased the levels of some volatile compounds in perirenal fat. Finishing resulted in compensatory growth, especially in the animals previously fed lowland grass. There was a trend for the finished compared with the non-finished groups towards greater carcass fat cover and intramuscular fat content. Additionally, ultimate pH was smaller and cooking loss was greater with than without finishing. Meat colour differences were also observed. Shear force was not affected by finishing. The finished animals had a smaller alpha-linolenic acid proportion in the intramuscular fat. In conclusion, the forage type had small effects on carcass and meat quality. Finishing did not substantially improve carcass and meat quality. The (alpine) grass-specific differences in fatty acid profile found in the unfinished cattle were not present in the finished animals"
Keywords:Adipose Tissue/chemistry *Altitude Animal Feed/*analysis Animal Husbandry/*methods Animals *Body Composition Cattle/growth & development Diet/*veterinary Female Meat/*standards Weight Gain Alpine vegetation beef compensatory growth fatty acids finishing f;
Notes:"MedlineGangnat, Isabelle D M Kreuzer, Michael McCormick, Andrea Clavijo Leiber, Florian Berard, Joel eng Controlled Clinical Trial England 2016/01/30 Arch Anim Nutr. 2016; 70(2):108-26. doi: 10.1080/1745039X.2015.1134398. Epub 2016 Jan 28"

 
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