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Blood profile and meat quality of Holstein-Friesian steers finished on total mixed ration or flaxseed oil-supplemented pellet mixed with reed canary grass haylage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 July 2017

D. T. Utama ,
S. G. Lee ,
K. H. Baek ,
W. S. Chung ,
I. A. Chung ,
D. I. Kim ,
G. Y. Kim  and
S. K. Lee
D. T. Utama
Affiliation:
Animal Products and Food Science Program, Division of Animal Applied Science, College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea
S. G. Lee
Affiliation:
Animal Products and Food Science Program, Division of Animal Applied Science, College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea
K. H. Baek
Affiliation:
Animal Products and Food Science Program, Division of Animal Applied Science, College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea
W. S. Chung
Affiliation:
Integrated R&D Laboratory, Samyang Foods Co., Ltd, Wonju 25644, Republic of Korea
I. A. Chung
Affiliation:
Integrated R&D Laboratory, Samyang Foods Co., Ltd, Wonju 25644, Republic of Korea
D. I. Kim
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Farm Animal Clinical Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang Campus, Pyeongchang 25354, Republic of Korea
G. Y. Kim
Affiliation:
Animal Products and Food Science Program, Division of Animal Applied Science, College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea
S. K. Lee*
Affiliation:
Animal Products and Food Science Program, Division of Animal Applied Science, College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea
*
†E-mail: skilee@kangwon.ac.kr
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Abstract

Holstein-Friesian steer beef production is renowned globally as a secondary product of the milk industry. Grass feeding is a common practice in raising Holstein steers because of its low cost. Furthermore, grass feeding is an alternative way to produce beef with a balanced n-6 to n-3 fatty acids (FAs) ratio. However, the performance and meat quality of Holstein-Friesian cattle is more likely to depend on a high-quality diet. The aim of this study was to observe whether feeding two mixed diets; a corn-based total mixed ration (TMR) with winter ryegrass (Lolium perenne) or flaxseed oil-supplemented pellets with reed canary grass haylage (n-3 mix) provided benefits on carcass weight, meat quality and FA composition compared with cattle fed with reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) haylage alone. In all, 15 21-month-old Holstein-Friesian steers were randomly assigned to three group pens, were allowed free access to water and were fed different experimental diets for 150 days. Blood samples were taken a week before slaughter. Carcass weight and meat quality were evaluated after slaughter. Plasma lipid levels and aspartate aminotransferase (AST), γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), creatine kinase (CK) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activities were determined. Diet did not affect plasma triglyceride levels and GGT activity. Plasma cholesterol levels, including low-density and high-density lipoproteins, were higher in both mixed-diet groups than in the haylae group. The highest activities of plasma AST, CK and ALP were observed in the haylage group, followed by n-3 mix and TMR groups, respectively. Carcass weight was lower in the haylage group than in the other groups and no differences were found between the TMR and n-3 mix groups. Although the n-3 mix-fed and haylage-fed beef provided lower n-6 to n-3 FAs ratio than TMR-fed beef, the roasted beef obtained from the TMR group was more acceptable with better overall meat physicochemical properties and sensory scores. According to daily cost, carcass weight and n-6 to n-3 FAs ratio, the finishing diet containing flaxseed oil-supplemented pellets and reed canary grass haylage at the as-fed ratio of 40 : 60 could be beneficial for the production of n-3-enriched beef.

Keywords

beefhaylageHolstein-Friesiann-3 fatty acidflaxseed oil
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Research Article
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animal , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , February 2018 , pp. 426 - 433
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© The Animal Consortium 2017 

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