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Friha M, Hamdi H, Ayeb N, Hajlaoui A, Durand D, Majdoub-Mathlouthi L. Potential use of natural saline pasture for grazing lambs: effect on digestibility, growth performances, carcass and meat quality. Small Rumin Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2022.106669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sustainable Agriculture in the Arabian/Persian Gulf Region Utilizing Marginal Water Resources: Making the Best of a Bad Situation. SUSTAINABILITY 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/su10051364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Campos FS, Carvalho GGP, Santos EM, Araújo GGL, Gois GC, Rebouças RA, Leão AG, Santos SA, Oliveira JS, Leite LC, Araújo MLGML, Cirne LGA, Silva RR, Carvalho BMA. Influence of diets with silage from forage plants adapted to the semi-arid conditions on lamb quality and sensory attributes. Meat Sci 2016; 124:61-68. [PMID: 27838573 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Revised: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Quality and sensory attributes of meat from 32 mixed-breed Santa Inês lambs fed diets composed of four silages with old man saltbush (Atriplex nummularia Lind), buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris), Gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium), and Pornunça (Manihot sp.) were evaluated. Meat from lambs fed diet containing old man saltbush silage (P<0.05) showed greater values for cooking loss. Of the sensory attributes evaluated in the Longissimus lumborum muscle of the lambs, color and juiciness did not differ (P>0.05). However, the silages led to differences (P<0.05) in aroma, tenderness, and flavor values. The meat from animals fed the pornunça and Gliricidia silages was tenderer. Flavor scores were higher in meat from lambs that consumed old man saltbush silage and lower in the meat from those fed buffelgrass silage. Diets formulated with buffelgrass silage for sheep reduce meat production. Based on the results for carcass weight and meat quality, old man saltbush and pornunça are better silages for finishing sheep.
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- F S Campos
- Federal University of Bahia, Department of Animal Science, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Federal University of Bahia, Department of Animal Science, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
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- Federal University of Paraíba, Department of Animal Science, Areia, PB, Brazil
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- EMBRAPA Semi-arid, Animal Production, Petrolina, PE, Brazil
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- EMBRAPA Semi-arid, Animal Production, Petrolina, PE, Brazil
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- Federal University of Bahia, Department of Animal Science, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Federal University of Mato Grosso, Department of Animal Production, Rondonópolis, Brazil
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- Federal University of Bahia, Department of Animal Science, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Federal University of Paraíba, Department of Animal Science, Areia, PB, Brazil
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- Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Almas, BA, Brazil
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- Federal University of Bahia, Department of Animal Science, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Federal University of Oeste of Pará, Santarém, PA. Brazil
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- State University of Southeast Bahia, Itapetinga, BA, Brazil
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- Federal University of Minas Gerais, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil
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De Brito GF, Ponnampalam EN, Hopkins DL. The Effect of Extensive Feeding Systems on Growth Rate, Carcass Traits, and Meat Quality of Finishing Lambs. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2016; 16:23-38. [PMID: 33371548 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Revised: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This review aims to summarize the relevant published information about the effects of extensive feeding systems on the carcass and meat quality characteristics of lambs. Lambs finished in a feedlot or with supplementation under extensive systems exhibit faster growth rates, achieve target weights quicker, and produce heavier carcass weights when compared to grazing lambs. However, the literature also shows that finishing lambs on high-quality pasture can produce satisfactory growth rates without compromising carcass and meat quality traits. Lately, the consumer demand for products perceived as "healthy" and that are produced where animal welfare is optimal under systems which do not impact negatively on the environment, has heightened the interest in lamb production under extensive systems. Lambs raised on pasture can meet many of these specifications. Also, lambs fed higher quality green pasture can produce meat with greater amounts of health-claimable omega-3 fatty acids such as eicosapentaenoic acid plus docosahexaenoic acid than feeding systems based on feedlot pellets, grain, or dry pasture/straw. It is apparent that in some previous published research, the number of animals allocated for each treatment, and the lack of replicates, makes it difficult to formulate a correct understanding of the effect of forages on lamb carcass and meat quality. Future research should concentrate on the effect of legume, improved pasture, and specialized forage finishing systems on growth rate, carcass traits, and nutritional value of meat using well-designed experiments with an adequate number of lambs and appropriate paddock replicates per treatment.
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- Gerlane F De Brito
- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State Uni, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.,Centre for Red Meat and Sheep Development, NSW Dept. Primary Industries, Cowra, NSW, 2794, Australia
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- Agriculture Research, Agriculture Victoria (Dept. of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources), Attwood, Victoria, 3049, Australia
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- Centre for Red Meat and Sheep Development, NSW Dept. Primary Industries, Cowra, NSW, 2794, Australia
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Stringi L, Giambalvo D, Amato G, Di Miceli G. Productivity of an Atriplex halimus shrubbery and effects of grazing on lambs. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2009.s2.549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Luigi Stringi
- Dipartimento di Agronomia Ambientale e Territoriale, Università di Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agronomia Ambientale e Territoriale, Università di Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agronomia Ambientale e Territoriale, Università di Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agronomia Ambientale e Territoriale, Università di Palermo, Italy
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Moreno GM, Borba H, Araújo GG, Sañudo C, Sobrinho AGS, Buzanskas ME, Júnior DML, de Almeida VV, Neto OB. Meat Quality of Lambs Fed Different Saltbush Hay (Atriplex Nummularia) Levels. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2015.3302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Moreno GMB, Borba H, Araújo GGLD, Voltolini TV, Souza RA, Silva Sobrinho AGD, Buzanskas ME, Lima Júnior DMD, Alvarenga TIRC. Rendimentos de carcaça, cortes comerciais e não-componentes da carcaça de cordeiros Santa Inês alimentados com feno de erva-sal e concentrado. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE SAÚDE E PRODUÇÃO ANIMAL 2014. [DOI: 10.1590/s1519-99402014000100017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar os rendimentos de carcaça, cortes comerciais e não-componentes da carcaça de cordeiros Santa Inês alimentados com 30, 40, 50 e 60% de feno de erva-sal associado a concentrado. Foram utilizados 32 ovinos machos castrados, com 8 meses de idade e peso inicial de 22 + 1,97kg, confinados individualmente e abatidos após 60 dias de confinamento. Os pesos de carcaça quente e fria decresceram linearmente com o aumento de feno de erva-sal na dieta, no entanto, não houve efeito para o rendimento verdadeiro de carcaça (59,42%) e dos cortes: paleta (19,26%), pescoço (8,52%), costelas (26,57%) e perna (33,88%). Houve efeito linear decrescente para área de olho de lombo e espessura de gordura à medida que o nível de feno de erva-sal aumentou na dieta. Os pesos e os rendimentos de pele, fígado, coração, rins com gordura perirrenal e gorduras omental e mesentérica decresceram linearmente com a inclusão de feno de erva-sal na dieta, enquanto o conteúdo (%) do trato gastrintestinal aumentou. O aumento da proporção de feno de erva-sal na dieta de cordeiros proporciona adequados rendimentos verdadeiros de carcaça e dos cortes comerciais, no entanto, reduz a área de olho de lombo e a espessura de gordura subcutânea, medidas importantes na avaliação qualitativa da carcaça ovina.
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Wang C, Dong K, Liu Q, Yang W, Zhao X, Liu S, He T, Liu Z. Effects of feeding salt-tolerant forages cultivated in salt-alkaline land on intake, average liveweight gain, physiological responses and slaughtering performance in lamb. Livest Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Pearce K, Norman H, Hopkins D. The role of saltbush-based pasture systems for the production of high quality sheep and goat meat. Small Rumin Res 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2009.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Watkins PJ, Rose G, Salvatore L, Allen D, Tucman D, Warner RD, Dunshea FR, Pethick DW. Age and nutrition influence the concentrations of three branched chain fatty acids in sheep fat from Australian abattoirs. Meat Sci 2010; 86:594-9. [PMID: 20696535 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2009] [Revised: 04/12/2010] [Accepted: 04/15/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The characteristic mutton odour, associated with the cooked meat of older sheep, can be problematic for some consumers who find the odour disagreeable. Branch chain fatty acids (BCFAs) are considered to be the main determinants of mutton odour. In this study, the aim was to identify the factors influencing the BCFA content of animals at abattoirs in Australia. Samples of subcutaneous fat from over the chump (gluteus medius) were collected from 533 sheep carcasses at abattoirs in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. The carcasses were from sheep differing in age, gender, breed and nutrition. The concentrations of three branched chain fatty acids (BCFAs); namely, 4-methyloctanoic (MOA), 4-ethyloctanoic (EOA) and 4-methylnonanoic acids (MNA), were determined. Statistical modelling showed that, with pre-slaughter nutrition in the model as a random term, BCFA concentrations could be used for discriminating the age of sheep. Fat samples from lamb carcasses had lower MOA and EOA concentrations and a higher concentration of MNA in comparison to hogget and mutton (P<0.05). When nutrition was excluded as a random effect from the statistical model, the MOA and MNA concentrations did not differentiate between lamb, hogget and mutton whereas, for EOA, lamb had a lower concentration than mutton (P<0.05) with hogget intermediate. An interaction existed between age and gender (P<0.05) where female lambs had lower EOA concentrations relative to the mutton but not for castrates.
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- P J Watkins
- Co-operative Research Centre for Sheep Industry Innovation, University of New England, Armidale NSW, 2351, Australia
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