Carcass and beef quality of crossbred cattle fed increasing linseed oil levels

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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2021v42n6SUPL2p3901

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Beef cattle, Crossbred, Fatty acids, Finishing, Loin.

Abstract

Strategies to improve beef nutritional value, mainly fatty acid composition, have been a major goal for the scientific community. The use of different oil contents, mostly those rich in unsaturated fatty acids, can be interesting for cost reduction, as well as cattle performance and meat quality improvements. This study assessed the influence of diets containing increasing linseed oil levels (1.0, 3.8, and 5.2% DM) on performance, carcass traits, and meat quality of feedlot-finished Nellore x Canchim steers and heifers. The experiment was carried out in a randomized block design and arranged in a mixed 3 x 2 factorial scheme. Increasing oil levels linearly decreased dry matter intake (DMI) (P < 0.05) and hence improved feed efficiency (P < 0.05), regardless of sexual condition. A beneficial effect of increasing the inclusion of linseed oil was the reduction DMI. Steers had a higher weight at slaughter (P < 0.05) and heifers had greater backfat thickness (P < 0.05). The concentrations of most fatty acids were changed by the linseed oil levels studied (P < 0.05). Dietary inclusion of linseed oil improved beef quality by reducing (P < 0.05) the n-6:n-3 ratio by 1.3 points per percentage point increase in linseed oil level in the finishing diet of both sexes.

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Bruna Laurindo Rosa, Universidade Federal do Acre

Profa Dra, Universidade Federal do Acre, UFAC, Rio Branco, AC, Brazil.

Emanuel Almeida de Oliveira, De Heus Nutrição Animal

Zootechnist and Researcher, De Heus Nutrição Animal, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil.

Wignez Henrique, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócio

Researcher, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, APTA, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.

Thiago Martins Pivaro, Cargill/Nutron

Zootechnist and Researcher, Cargill/Nutron, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.

Diego Azevedo Mota, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri

Prof. Dr., Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, ICA/UFVJM, Unaí, MG, Brazil.

Cassio Toledo Messias, Universidade Federal do Acre

Prof. Dr., Universidade Federal do Acre, UFAC, Rio Branco, AC, Brazil.

Patrícia Gelli Feres de Marchi, Universidade Federal do Acre

Profa Dra, Universidade Federal do Acre, UFAC, Rio Branco, AC, Brazil.

Lidianne Assis Silva, Universidade Federal do Acre

Profa Dra, Universidade Federal do Acre, UFAC, Rio Branco, AC, Brazil.

Danielle Saldanha de Souza Araújo, Universidade Federal do Acre

M.e. Student in the Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sanidade e Produção Animal Sustentável na Amazônia Ocidental, PPGESPA, UFAC, Rio Branco, AC, Brazil.

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2021-10-08

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Rosa, B. L., Oliveira, E. A. de, Henrique, W., Pivaro, T. M., Mota, D. A., Messias, C. T., … Araújo, D. S. de S. (2021). Carcass and beef quality of crossbred cattle fed increasing linseed oil levels. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 42(6SUPL2), 3901–3918. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2021v42n6SUPL2p3901

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