The effect of extensive feeding systems on growth rate, carcass traits, and meat quality of finishing lambs

GF De Brito, EN Ponnampalam… - … Reviews in Food …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

DHA-containing oilseed: a timely solution for the sustainability issues surrounding fish oil sources of the health-benefitting long-chain omega-3 oils

SM Kitessa, M Abeywardena, C Wijesundera… - Nutrients, 2014 - mdpi.com
Benefits of long-chain (≥ C20) omega-3 oils (LC omega-3 oils) for reduction of the risk of a
range of disorders are well documented. The benefits result from eicosapentaenoic acid …

Animal nutrition in a 360-degree view and a framework for future R&D work: towards sustainable livestock production

HPS Makkar - Animal Production Science, 2016 - CSIRO Publishing
As a result of a growing population, national economies and urbanisation the consumption
of animal products has risen sharply and will also rise substantially in the future, leading to a …

Muscle antioxidant (vitamin E) and major fatty acid groups, lipid oxidation and retail colour of meat from lambs fed a roughage based diet with flaxseed or algae

EN Ponnampalam, VF Burnett, S Norng, DL Hopkins… - Meat science, 2016 - Elsevier
The effect of feeding flaxseed or algae supplements to lambs on muscle antioxidant
potential (vitamin E), major fatty acid groups, lipid oxidation and retail colour was …

Effects of feeding regimes and postmortem aging on meat quality, fatty acid composition, and volatile flavor of Longissimus thoracis muscle in Sunit sheep

Z Yang, C Liu, L Dou, X Chen, L Zhao, L Su, Y ** - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This manuscript investigated the effects of different feeding regimes on
antioxidant activity, meat quality, fatty acid composition, lipid oxidation, and volatile matter …

The nutritional value of meat should be considered when comparing the carbon footprint of lambs produced on different finishing diets

LC McNicol, LS Perkins, J Gibbons… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Lamb production systems are under increasing pressure to reduce their
environmental footprint, particularly emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as …

Nutritional composition of lamb retail cuts from the carcases of extensively finished lambs

SM Fowler, S Morris, DL Hopkins - Meat science, 2019 - Elsevier
Despite the value of key nutritional components of lamb to human health, a large scale
literature review recently highlighted the lack of nutritional information for value added lamb …

Significance of phenolic compounds in tropical forages for the ruminal bypass of polyunsaturated fatty acids and the appearance of biohydrogenation intermediates as …

A Jayanegara, M Kreuzer, E Wina… - Animal Production …, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
The purpose of the present study was to assess the influence of phenol-rich tropical
ruminant feeds on the extent of ruminal biohydrogenation (BH) of polyunsaturated fatty acids …

Manipulation of omega‐3 PUFAs in lamb: Phenotypic and genotypic views

TIRC Alvarenga, Y Chen… - … Reviews in Food …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A number of studies have shown that dietary omega‐6 and omega‐3 long‐chain fatty acids
can be incorporated into muscle tissue of ruminants despite the biohydrogenation of dietary …

Filling the out of season gaps for lamb and hogget production: Diet and genetic influence on carcass yield, carcass composition and retail value of meat

EN Ponnampalam, MG Kerr, KL Butler, JJ Cottrell… - Meat science, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigated the use of camelina forage and meal supplementation to a finishing
diet on carcass traits, composition and retail value of lamb and hoggets. The metabolisable …