Factors affecting the concentration of short branched-chain fatty acids in sheep fat

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1201-1207

  Salvatore, L ^a,b   Allen, D ^b   Butler, K L ^b   Tucman, D ^b   Elkins, A ^b   Pethick, D W ^c   Dunshea, F R ^b,c,d  

^a Sheep CRC   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; FAT; FATTY ACID; GENDER; GENOTYPE; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34548787286     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA07037     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Brennand CP, Lindsay RC (1992) Distribution of volatile branched-chain fatty acids in various lamb tissues. Meat Science 31, 411-421. doi:10.1016/0309-1740(92)90024-X
2. Brennand CP, Ha JK, Lindsay RC (1989) Aroma properties and thresholds of some branched-chain and other minor volatile fatty acids occurring in milkfat and meat lipids. Journal of Sensory Studies 4, 105-120. doi:10.1111/j.1745-459X.1989.tb00461.x
3. Busboom JR, Miller GJ, Field RA, Crouse JD, Riley ML, Nelms GE, Ferrell CL (1981) Characteristic of fat from heavy ram and wether lambs. Journal of Animal Science 52, 83-92.
4. Cramer DA, Pruett JB, Kattnig RM, Scwart WC (1970) Comparing breeds of sheep. I Flavor differences. Proceedings of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science 21, 267-269.
5. Crouse JD, Busboom JR, Field RA, Farrell C (1981) The effects of breed, diet, sex, location and slaughter weight on lamb growth, carcass composition and meat flavour. Journal of Animal Science 53, 376-386.
6. Dransfield EG, Nute R, MacDougall DB, Rhodes DN (1979) Effect of sire breed on eating quality of crossbred lambs. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 30, 805-808. doi:10.1002/jsfa.2740300810
7. Duckett SK, Cuvala SL, Snowder GD (1999) Effects of dorper genetics on tenderness fatty acid and cholesterol content of lamb. Journal of Animal Science 77(Suppl. 1), 168. [Abstr]
8. Fogarty NM, Hopkins DL, Holst PJ (1995) Variation in lamb survival, growth and leanness of diverse crossbred lamb genotypes. Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics 11, 198-202.
9. Henderson DC (1990) 'The veterinary book for sheep farmers.' (Garming Press Books: Ipswich, UK)
10. Hopkins DL, Beattie AS, Pirlot KL (1995) The meat quality, carcass fatness and growth of short scrotum lambs grazing either forage rape or irrigated perennial pasture. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 35, 453-459. doi:10.1071/EA9950453
11. Hopkins DL, Hall DG, Channon HA, Holst PJ (2001) Meat quality of mixed gender lambs grazing pasture and supplemented with, roughage, oats or oats and sunflower meal. Meat Science 59, 277-283. doi:10.1016/S0309- 1740(01)00080-8
12. Hopkins DL, Stanley DF, Martin LC, Gilmour AR (2007) Genotype and age effects on sheep meat production. 1. Production and growth Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 47, 1119-1127.
13. Hradec J, Dufek P (1994) Determination of cholesteryl 14-methylhexadecanoate in blood serum by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Applications 660, 386-389. doi:10.1016/0378-4347(94)00292-4
14. Maarse H, Vischer CA (Eds) (1987-1992) 'Volatile compounds in food - quantitative data (Vol. 6 and Supplements).' (TNO CIVO Food Analysis Institute: Zeist, The Netherlands.)
15. McDaniel MR, Sather LA, Lindsay RC (1969) Influence of free fatty acids on sweet cream butter. Journal of Food Science 34, 251-253. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2621.1969.tb10334.x
16. Park RJ, Spurway RA, Wheeler JL (1972) Flavour differences in meat from sheep grazed on pasture or winter forage crops. The Journal of Agricultural Science 78, 53-56.
17. Pethick DW, Hopkins DL, D'Souza DN, Thompson JM, Walker PJ (2005) Effect of animal age on the eating quality of sheep meat. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 45, 491-498. doi:10.1071/EA03256
18. Ponnampalam EN, Hopkins DL, Dunshea FR, Pethick DW, Butler KL, Warner RD (2007) Genotype and age effects on sheep meat production. 4. Carcass composition predicted by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 47, 1172-1179.
19. Safari E, Fogarty NM, Ferrier GR, Hopkins DL, Gilmour A (2001) Diverse lamb genotypes-3. Eating quality and the relationship between its objective measurement and sensory assessment. Meat Science 57, 153-159. doi:10.1016/S0309-1740(00)00087-5
20. Sanudo C, Enser ME, Campo MM, Nute GR, Maria G, Sierra I, Wood JD (2000) Fatty acids composition and sensory characteristics of lamb carcasses from Britain and Spain. Meat Science 54, 339-346. doi:10.1016/S0309- 1740(99)00108-4
21. Sink JD, Caporaso F (1977) Lamb and mutton flavour: contributing factors and chemical aspects. Meat Science 1, 119-127. doi:10.1016/0309-1740(77)90013-4
22. Sutherland MM, Ames JA (1995) The effect of castration on the headspace aroma components of cooked lamb. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 69, 403-413. doi:10.1002/jsfa.2740690402
23. Tuhackova Z, Hradec J (1985) The role of cholesteryl 14- methylhexadecanoate in the function of eukaryotic peptide elongation factor 1. European Journal of Biochemistry 146, 365-370. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1985.tb08662.x
24. Vasta V, Priolo A (2006) Ruminant fat volatiles. A review. Meat Science 73, 218-228. doi:10.1016/j.meatsci.2005.11.017
25. Young OA, Berdague JL, Viallon C, Rousset-Akrim S, Theriez M (1997) Fat-borne volatiles and sheepmeat odour. Meat Science 45, 183-200. doi:10.1016/S0309-1740(96)00100-3
26. Young OA, Lane GA, Podmore C, Fraser K, Agnew MJ, Cummings TL, Cox NR (2006) Changes in composition and quality characteristics of ovine meat and fat from castrates and rams aged to 2 years. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 49, 419-430.
27. Wong E, Johnson CB, Nixon LN (1975) The contribution of 4-methyloctanoic (hircinoic) acid to mutton and goat meat flavour. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 18, 261-266.