Effect of α-tocopherol tissue levels on beef quality

To evaluate meat quality of beef with different α-tocopherol tissue levels, 55 feedlot steers were fed a barley-based finisher diet with four vitamin E supplementation levels (0, 350, 700 and 1400 IU dl-α-tocopheryl acetate/animal per day) for 120 days. Although the increase in oxidation levels over...

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Main Authors: R.T. Nassu, M.E.R. Dugan, M. Juárez, J.A. Basarab, V.S. Baron, J.L. Aalhus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731111001182