Exercise influences fatty acids in the longissimus dorsi muscle of Sunit lambs and improves dressing percentage by affecting digestion, absorption, and lipid metabolism
Ting Liu,
Taiwu Zhang,
Yanni Zhang
et al.
Abstract:The transition from grazing to captive rearing resulted in a significant decline in meat quality. To enhance the quality of meat from captive sheep, we examined the impact of exercise on Sunit lambs. The lambs, with similar body weight and aged 3 months underwent a 90-day period of thought-driven exercise. At the end of the exercise period, we collected colonic contents, epithelial tissues, and the longissimus dorsi muscle, and recorded slaughter performance. Exercise was found to have a significant impact on … Show more
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