Suckler bulls slaughtered at 15 months of age: effect of different production systems on the fatty acid profile and selected quality characteristics of Longissimus thoracis

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dc.contributor.authorMoran, Lara
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Shannon S.
dc.contributor.authorMcElhinney, Cormac K.
dc.contributor.authorMonahan, Frank J.
dc.contributor.authorMcGee, Mark
dc.contributor.authorO'Sullivan, Maurice G.
dc.contributor.authorO'Riordan, Edward G.
dc.contributor.authorKerry, Joseph P.
dc.contributor.authorMoloney, Aidan P.
dc.contributor.funderDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marineen
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-17T13:45:59Z
dc.date.available2019-09-17T13:45:59Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-18
dc.description.abstractThe objective was to compare the quality of beef from bulls reared in typical Irish indoor systems or in novel grass-based systems. Bulls were assigned to one of the following systems: (a) grass silage plus barley-based concentrate ad libitum (CON); (b) grass silage ad libitum plus 5 kg of concentrate (SC); (c) grazed grass without supplementation (G0); (d) grazed grass plus 0.5 kg of the dietary dry matter intake as concentrate (GC) for (100 days) until slaughter (14.99 months). Carcass characteristics and pH decline were recorded. Longissimus thoracis was collected for analytical and sensory analysis. Lower carcass weight, conformation and fatness scores were found for grazing compared to CON and SC groups. CON bulls had highest intramuscular fat and lighter meat colour compared with grazing bulls. The SC meat (14 days aged) was rated higher for tenderness, texture, flavour and acceptability compared with grazing groups. CON saturated and monounsaturated fatty acid (FA) concentration was highest, conversely, omega-3 FA concentration was higher for GC compared with CON, while no differences were found in polyunsaturated FA. In conclusion, while market fatness specification was not reached by grazed grass treatments, beef eating quality was not detrimentally affected and nutritional quality was improved.en
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Competitive research programmes, project ID 11/SF/322, “BullBeef”)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.articleid264en
dc.identifier.citationMoran, L., Wilson, S. S., McElhinney, C. K., Monahan, F. J., McGee, M., O’Sullivan, M. G., O’Riordan, E. G., Kerry, J. P. and Moloney, A. P. (2019) 'Suckler Bulls Slaughtered at 15 Months of Age: Effect of Different Production Systems on the Fatty Acid Profile and Selected Quality Characteristics of Longissimus Thoracis', Foods, 8(7), 264. (17pp.) DOI: 10.3390/foods8070264en
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/foods8070264en
dc.identifier.eissn2304-8158
dc.identifier.endpage17en
dc.identifier.issued7en
dc.identifier.journaltitleFoodsen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/8543
dc.identifier.volume8en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/8/7/264/htm
dc.rights©2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectGrass-feden
dc.subjectYoung bullsen
dc.subjectNutritional qualityen
dc.subjectTendernessen
dc.subjectCarcass characteristicsen
dc.subjectPastureen
dc.titleSuckler bulls slaughtered at 15 months of age: effect of different production systems on the fatty acid profile and selected quality characteristics of Longissimus thoracisen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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