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Effect of breed and diet on total lipid and selected shelf-life parameters in beef muscle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

H.E. Warren
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, SY23 3EB, UK. Division of Food Animal Science, School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, BS18 7DY, UK
M. Enser
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, BS18 7DY, UK
I. Richardson
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, BS18 7DY, UK
J.D. Wood
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, BS18 7DY, UK
N.D. Scollan*
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, SY23 3EB, UK.
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Some studies with beef cattle have shown that breed and diet affect tissue fatty acid composition and meat quality (Choi et al., 2000; Scollan et al., 2001). However, the effects of breed are often confounded with differences in growth rate and body composition. Diet also affects fatty acid composition, however, feed composition studies are often confounded by the use of mixed diets and few have compared all-forage with all-concentrate diets. This study, therefore, was designed to compare Aberdeen Angus and Holstein-Friesian breeds growing at similar rates and fed either all-forage or a high concentrate diet.

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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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References

Choi, N. J., Enser, M., Wood, J. D. & Scollan, N. D. (2000a.). Effect of breed on the deposition in beef muscle and adipose tissue of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. Animal Science, 71: 509519.Google Scholar
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