Comparison of two feeding finishing treatments on production and quality of organic beef
The study compared growth and slaughter performance and meat quality of organic beef cattle finished with or without pasture grazing. One group of 10 Limousin heifers was finished under confined conditions and fed <em>ad libitum</em> a total mixed ration based on maize silage, hay and ce...
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doaj-a5fb46320f884d0d8a87d0b5a97468092020-11-25T01:17:50ZengTaylor & Francis GroupItalian Journal of Animal Science1594-40771828-051X2010-11-0194e77e7710.4081/ijas.2010.e77Comparison of two feeding finishing treatments on production and quality of organic beefFlaviana GottardoSandro TentiFlavio Da RonchAziza BoukhaMarta BrscicGiulio CozziThe study compared growth and slaughter performance and meat quality of organic beef cattle finished with or without pasture grazing. One group of 10 Limousin heifers was finished under confined conditions and fed <em>ad libitum</em> a total mixed ration based on maize silage, hay and cereals grains. A second group of 10 Limousin heifers rotationally grazed two contiguous pasture plots of 1.5 ha each with a daily supplementation of a concentrate mix based on cereal grains and roasted soybeans. Heifers were slaughtered at commercial finishing and meat quality traits were assessed on <em>Longissimus thoracis</em> muscle. The grazing group, due to a lower average daily gain (0.74 <em>vs</em> 0.95 kg/day; P<0.05), required a prolonged finishing period (172 <em>vs</em> 155 days; P<0.05) than the confined animals. Meat samples from grazing cattle were less tender (shear force: 3.92 <em>vs</em> 3.24 kg/cm2; P<0.05) and showed a lower lightness (L*: 33.0 <em>vs</em> 35.8; P<0.001) and a higher redness (15.4 <em>vs</em> 13.7; P<0.01) and yellowness (15.6 <em>vs</em> 14.6; P<0.05). Fatty acid composition of the intramuscular fat was significantly affected by the finishing system. Grazing heifers had a higher content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (4.06 <em>vs</em> 3.66 % of total fatty acids; P<0.05), conjugated linoleic acids (0.16 <em>vs</em> 0.10 % of total fatty acids; P<0.01) and ω-3 (0.44 <em>vs</em> 0.30 % of total fatty acids; P<0.001) than confined animals. The detrimental effects of pasture grazing on growth performance and on some important meat quality traits explain the limited adoption of this finishing system in organic beef production.http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1786Beef cattle, Organic production, Pasture grazing, Growth performance, Meat quality. |
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Flaviana Gottardo Sandro Tenti Flavio Da Ronch Aziza Boukha Marta Brscic Giulio Cozzi Comparison of two feeding finishing treatments on production and quality of organic beef Italian Journal of Animal Science Beef cattle, Organic production, Pasture grazing, Growth performance, Meat quality. |
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Comparison of two feeding finishing treatments on production and quality of organic beef |
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Comparison of two feeding finishing treatments on production and quality of organic beef |
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Comparison of two feeding finishing treatments on production and quality of organic beef |
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Comparison of two feeding finishing treatments on production and quality of organic beef |
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Comparison of two feeding finishing treatments on production and quality of organic beef |
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comparison of two feeding finishing treatments on production and quality of organic beef |
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Taylor & Francis Group |
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Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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1594-4077 1828-051X |
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2010-11-01 |
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The study compared growth and slaughter performance and meat quality of organic beef cattle finished with or without pasture grazing. One group of 10 Limousin heifers was finished under confined conditions and fed <em>ad libitum</em> a total mixed ration based on maize silage, hay and cereals grains. A second group of 10 Limousin heifers rotationally grazed two contiguous pasture plots of 1.5 ha each with a daily supplementation of a concentrate mix based on cereal grains and roasted soybeans. Heifers were slaughtered at commercial finishing and meat quality traits were assessed on <em>Longissimus thoracis</em> muscle. The grazing group, due to a lower average daily gain (0.74 <em>vs</em> 0.95 kg/day; P<0.05), required a prolonged finishing period (172 <em>vs</em> 155 days; P<0.05) than the confined animals. Meat samples from grazing cattle were less tender (shear force: 3.92 <em>vs</em> 3.24 kg/cm2; P<0.05) and showed a lower lightness (L*: 33.0 <em>vs</em> 35.8; P<0.001) and a higher redness (15.4 <em>vs</em> 13.7; P<0.01) and yellowness (15.6 <em>vs</em> 14.6; P<0.05). Fatty acid composition of the intramuscular fat was significantly affected by the finishing system. Grazing heifers had a higher content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (4.06 <em>vs</em> 3.66 % of total fatty acids; P<0.05), conjugated linoleic acids (0.16 <em>vs</em> 0.10 % of total fatty acids; P<0.01) and ω-3 (0.44 <em>vs</em> 0.30 % of total fatty acids; P<0.001) than confined animals. The detrimental effects of pasture grazing on growth performance and on some important meat quality traits explain the limited adoption of this finishing system in organic beef production. |
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Beef cattle, Organic production, Pasture grazing, Growth performance, Meat quality. |
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