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Comparison of composition and quality traits of meat from young finishing bulls from Belgian Blue, Limousin and Aberdeen Angus breeds
Cuvelier, Christine; Clinquart, Antoine; Hocquette, Jean-François et al.
2006In Meat Science, 74 (3), p. 522-531
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Keywords :
finishing bulls; fat content; fatty acids; nutritional quality; quality traits
Abstract :
[en] Thirty-six young finishing bulls from three breeds (Belgian Blue, Limousin and Aberdeen Angus) were fattened over five months with finishing diets based either on sugar-beet pulp or on cereals. Nutritional quality traits of meat - fat content and fatty acid composition with emphasis on the n - 6 and n - 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids - along with some organoleptic quality traits were measured. The Belgian Blue bulls had the lowest intramuscular fat content associated with lower saturated and monounsaturated fatty acid contents. The polyunsaturated fatty acid content did not differ to a large extent between the breeds, the Aberdeen Angus bulls showing slightly higher values. Relative to energy intake, the overall contribution of meat to the n - 3 fatty acid recommended intake was small, whatever the breed. By contrast, the contribution of meat to daily fat intake was of greater importance, especially for the Aberdeen Angus bulls. The quality traits of meat varied also according to the breed: compared to the Aberdeen Angus, the Belgian Blue bull meat had the stablest colour, the highest drip and the lowest cooking losses. The meat of Limousin bulls had intermediate characteristics for all the parameters. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Disciplines :
Animal production & animal husbandry
Food science
Author, co-author :
Cuvelier, Christine ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Pharmacologie, pharmacothérapie et toxicologie
Clinquart, Antoine ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences des denrées alimentaires > Technologie des denrées alimentaires
Hocquette, Jean-François
Cabaraux, Jean-François  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Ecologie et éthologie vétérinaires
Dufrasne, Isabelle  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Nutrition des animaux domestiques
Istasse, Louis ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Nutrition des animaux domestiques
Hornick, Jean-Luc  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Nutrition des animaux domestiques
Language :
English
Title :
Comparison of composition and quality traits of meat from young finishing bulls from Belgian Blue, Limousin and Aberdeen Angus breeds
Publication date :
2006
Journal title :
Meat Science
ISSN :
0309-1740
eISSN :
1873-4138
Publisher :
Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford, United Kingdom
Volume :
74
Issue :
3
Pages :
522-531
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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