RESUMO
The study evaluated the effect of gender status on carcass and meat quality of feedlot Angus × Nellore cattle. A total of 176 cattle, 20 months old, were confined for 190-days and assigned to four treatments: bulls, immunocastrated, steers, and heifers. Bulls had greater rib eye area and HCW (p = 0.0001). Heifers had increased fat thickness (p = 0.0001). Steers and heifers had higher marbling scores (p = 0.0001). There was interaction between gender and aging time for Warner-Bratzler Shear Force (p = 0.0002), L* (p = 0.0118), and b* (p = 0.0113) values of beef. The sensory panel results showed that beef from bulls had the lowest consumer overall acceptance (p = 0.0278). Especially, regardless tenderness, steers and immunocastrated beef were considered tender, independent of aging time. Beef produced by heifers, steers, and immunocastrated is considered to be of higher quality than bulls. Thus, it is may be an interesting alternative to produce high-quality beef than bulls, to attend the consumer demand for high-quality products. Additionally, the low fatty acids n6 levels and low n6:n3 ratio, high levels of CLA, MUFAs, and oleic acid suggests that the heifer meat is favorable for human health.
Assuntos
Composição Corporal , Qualidade dos Alimentos , Carne , Caracteres Sexuais , Animais , Castração/métodos , Bovinos , Ácidos Graxos Ômega-6/análise , Feminino , Masculino , Carne/análise , Ácido Oleico/análiseRESUMO
The aim of this study was to estimate (co)variance components and genetic parameters (heritability and genetic correlations) for meat fatty acid composition in Nellore cattle. The fatty acids analyzed were: conjugated linoleic acid - CLA (C18:2 trans-10 cis-12), palmitic acid (C16:0), stearic acid (C18:0), oleic acid (C18:1 cis-9), linoleic acid (C18:2 cis- 9-12) and linolenic acid (C18:3). A total of 751 Nellore bulls, finished in feedlot for at least 90 days, with average age at slaughter of 24 months were used. The animals belong to eight farms located in the Southeast, Northeast and Midwest regions, of São Paulo State, which comprise three specific genetic breeding programs. The fatty acid determination was carried out at the Laboratory of Meat Science (LCC), Department of Animal Production and Nutrition FMVZ/USP. Samples from theLongissimus muscle were collected 48 hours after slaughter. The determination of meat fatty acid profile was performed by the method of Folch et al. (1957) and Kramer et al. (1997). Fatty acids were quantified by gas chromatography (GC-2010 Plus - Shimadzu AOC 20i auto sampler) using SP-2560 capillary column (100 m × 0.25 mm in diameter with 0.02 mm thickness, Supelco, Bellefonte, PA). To estimate the (co) variance components and genetic parameters, the model included the additive genetic effect as random effect, and the fixed effects of the contem
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RESUMO
The aim of this study was to estimate (co)variance components and genetic parameters (heritability and genetic correlations) for meat fatty acid composition in Nellore cattle. The fatty acids analyzed were: conjugated linoleic acid - CLA (C18:2 trans-10 cis-12), palmitic acid (C16:0), stearic acid (C18:0), oleic acid (C18:1 cis-9), linoleic acid (C18:2 cis- 9-12) and linolenic acid (C18:3). A total of 751 Nellore bulls, finished in feedlot for at least 90 days, with average age at slaughter of 24 months were used. The animals belong to eight farms located in the Southeast, Northeast and Midwest regions, of São Paulo State, which comprise three specific genetic breeding programs. The fatty acid determination was carried out at the Laboratory of Meat Science (LCC), Department of Animal Production and Nutrition FMVZ/USP. Samples from theLongissimus muscle were collected 48 hours after slaughter. The determination of meat fatty acid profile was performed by the method of Folch et al. (1957) and Kramer et al. (1997). Fatty acids were quantified by gas chromatography (GC-2010 Plus - Shimadzu AOC 20i auto sampler) using SP-2560 capillary column (100 m × 0.25 mm in diameter with 0.02 mm thickness, Supelco, Bellefonte, PA). To estimate the (co) variance components and genetic parameters, the model included the additive genetic effect as random effect, and the fixed effects of the contem
O artigo não apresenta resumo em português.