Breed and ageing extent on carcass and meat quality of beef from adult steers (oxen)

Vieira, Ceferina; Cerdeño, Ana Isabel; Serrano, Emma; Lavín, Paz; Mantecón, Ángel R.

doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2006.09.004

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“…Continental beef breeds are generally better conformed than traditional breeds (Purchas et al, 1992;Alberti et al, 2005;Vieira et al, 2006). Continental beef breeds have been selected for meat production over a long period.…”

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Tick susceptibility and its effects on growth performance and carcass characteristics of Nguni, Bonsmara and Angus steers raised on natural pasture

Muchenje

Dzama

Chimonyo

et al. 2008

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The objective of the current study was to compare tick loads, growth and carcass characteristics of dipped and non-dipped Nguni, Bonsmara and Angus steers raised on natural pasture. One hundred 7-month-old castrated weaners were kept at the University of Fort Hare Farm for 12 months. There were 30 weaners each of Angus and Bonsmara, and 40 weaners of the Nguni breed. Half the Bonsmara, Angus and 14 Nguni weaners were dipped every fortnight. The rest were not dipped. Monthly weights and tick counts under the tail, on scrotum, belly, sternum and ears of the steers were recorded. The dipped Nguni steers had lowest (P , 0.05) tick counts, and the non-dipped Angus steers had the highest (P , 0.05) tick counts. There were more ticks (P , 0.05) during the warm wet season than during the cool dry season. Ears had the highest (P , 0.05) tick infestation. Average daily gain (ADG) was similar (P . 0.05) among the three breeds. The non-dipped Bonsmara steers had the heaviest (P , 0.05) carcasses (142 6 5.4) while the non-dipped Nguni steers had the lightest (P , 0.05) carcasses (111 6 4.5 kg). The non-dipped Bonsmara had the highest (P , 0.05) eye muscle area (3996 6 120.8 mm 2 ) while the nondipped Angus had the smallest (P , 0.05) eye muscle area (3291 6 210.6 mm 2 ). The non-dipped Bonsmara also had the highest (P , 0.05) dressing percentage (53.8 6 1.01) while the non-dipped Nguni had the lowest (P , 0.05) dressing percentage (50.3 6 0.84). The current study has shown that while the non-dipped steers had higher (P , 0.05) tick loads than the dipped steers, their growth and carcass characteristics were similar (P . 0.05). The study has also shown that, despite being a smallframed breed, the Nguni steers had similar (P . 0.05) ADG to the large-framed Bonsmara and Angus steers. Therefore, the Nguni cattle have the potential to produce organic beef. However, a reasonable assessment of organic beef production potential of the Nguni requires an evaluation of its meat quality traits under natural pasture.

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Tick susceptibility and its effects on growth performance and carcass characteristics of Nguni, Bonsmara and Angus steers raised on natural pasture

Muchenje

Dzama

Chimonyo

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“…Sensory analysis was performed using the other two steaks with an eight-member trained panel who evaluated the samples for odour intensity, tenderness, juiciness, flavour intensity, and overall acceptability (5-point scale). Details regarding shear force, including equipment description and sensory analysis have been previously described by Vieira, Cerdeño, Serrano, Lavín, & Mantecón (2007).…”

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Breed effect on quality veal production in mountain areas: emphasis on meat fatty acid composition

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“…The chemical composition of meat depends on species, animal age and sex, feeding conditions and health status. Physical properties of meat were evaluated according to its colour, pH, water holding capacity, shear force and cooking loss (Vieira et al, 2007;Bendikas et al, 2008;Jukna et al, 2009 a;2010 b). Water holding capacity is an important technological characteristic of meat (Vavrišinova et al, 2013).…”

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Meat quality of different beef cattle breeds fed high energy forage

Jukna

Prusevičius

et al. 2017

Zemdirbyste-Agriculture

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Please use the following format when citing the article: Jukna V., Jukna Č., Prusevičius V., Meškinytė-Kaušilienė E., Pečiulaitienė N. 2017 AbstractThe aim of this study was to investigate the changes in meat quality characteristics of different beef cattle breeds fed high energy forage. The study included 200 days old uncastrated beef cattle of the following breeds: Limousin, Charolais, Angus, Hereford and Simmental. Feeding and housing conditions for bulls were the same. Animals were given a certain amount of concentrated forage plus silage ad libitum. The rest of the feed consisted of small amounts of grass and corn silage. When the bulls were 500 days old, 5 bulls from each group, best meeting the average indicators, were selected for control slaughter.No substantial influence of breed on the amount of dry food was determined. The meat of Aubrac breed was determined to have the highest meat protein sufficiency rate, while the lowest rate was found in the meat of Hereford breed. The difference reached up to 1.79% (P < 0.05). Differences between breeds for meat tenderness were observed as well. The toughest meat was from the Aubrac breed cattle, while the tenderest was from the Charolais breed meat. The difference reached up to 0.9 kg cm -2 (P < 0.01). There were no significant differences between breeds for water content of meat, water holding capacity and cook loss. Intramuscular fat level varied according to the breed. The meat of Hereford breed was determined to have the highest level of intramuscular fat, while the lowest level was found in the Aubrac breed meat. The difference was 1.48% (P < 0.05). Differences between breeds for physical meat quality were observed as well. The meat of French breeds (Charolais and Limousine) was lighter and had higher water holding capacity -0.78-0.82% (P > 0.05) as compared to the meat of English breeds (Hereford and Angus).

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Breed and ageing extent on carcass and meat quality of beef from adult steers (oxen)

Cited by 42 publications

References 30 publications

Tick susceptibility and its effects on growth performance and carcass characteristics of Nguni, Bonsmara and Angus steers raised on natural pasture

Tick susceptibility and its effects on growth performance and carcass characteristics of Nguni, Bonsmara and Angus steers raised on natural pasture

Breed effect on quality veal production in mountain areas: emphasis on meat fatty acid composition

Meat quality of different beef cattle breeds fed high energy forage

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