Effects of castration age, protein level and lysine/methionine ratio in the diet on colour, lipid oxidation and meat acceptability of intensively reared Friesian steers

A total of 64 intensively reared Friesian steers were used in a 2×2×2 design to study the effects of age of castration (15 days old v. 5 months old), dietary protein level (14.6% v. 16.8%; DM basis) and lysine/methionine (lys/met) ratio (3.0 v. 3.4) on meat quality. The lys/met ratio of 3.0 was reac...

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Main Authors: I.N. Prado, M.M. Campo, E. Muela, M.V. Valero, O. Catalan, J.L. Olleta, C. Sañudo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731115000580