Pastoral flavour in meat products from ruminants fed fresh forages and its amelioration by forage condensed tannins

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 146, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 193-221

  Schreurs, N M ^a,b   Lane, G A ^a   Tavendale, M H ^a   Barry, T N ^b   McNabb, W C ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Condensed tannin; Flavour; Forage; Indole; Legume; Meat; Pasture; Rumen; Ruminant; Sheep; Skatole; White clover

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; LOLIUM PERENNE; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; OVIS ARIES; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; VITACEAE;

EID: 52349095888     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2008.03.002     Document Type: Review

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