Age and nutrition influence the concentrations of three branched chain fatty acids in sheep fat from Australian abattoirs

Meat Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 594-599

  Watkins, P J ^a,b,c   Rose, G ^b   Salvatore, L ^b   Allen, D ^b   Tucman, D ^b   Warner, R D ^a,b   Dunshea, F R ^a,d   Pethick, D W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; BCFA; Determination; Nutrition; Sheep category; Sheep fat

Indexed keywords

AGE; BCFA; DETERMINATION; SHEEP CATEGORY; SHEEP FAT;

ANIMALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FATTY ACIDS; NUTRITION;

WOOL;

FATTY ACID;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; ODOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHEEP; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

ABATTOIRS; AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; DIET; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ODORS; SEX FACTORS; SHEEP; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84755161103     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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