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Effect of corn supplementation of grass finishing of Holstein bulls on fatty acid composition of meat lipids.
Journal of animal science - 1 Aug 2014
Rosa H J D, Rego O A, Silva C C G, Alves S P, Alfaia C M M, Prates J A M, Bessa R J B
Abstract excerpt
Finishing Holstein young bulls exclusively on pasture generally results in very lean carcass and meat, but corn supplementation is expected to simultaneously improve carcass traits and intramuscular lipids (IML). The expected increase in IML would allow for a larger 18:2c9,t11 (CLA) deposition in meat without affecting the n-3 PUFA present in LM phospholipids (PL). Holstein bulls (n = 33) with initial BW of 423 ±...
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