Effects of feeding flaxseed or sunflower-seed in high-forage diets on beef production, quality and fatty acid composition

Meat Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 98-109

  Mapiye, C ^a   Aalhus, J L ^a   Turner, T D ^a   Rolland, D C ^a   Basarab, J A ^a   Baron, V S ^a   McAllister, T A ^b   Block, H C ^c   Uttaro, B ^a   Lopez Campos, O ^a   Proctor, S D ^d   Dugan, M E R ^a  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c BRANDON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef production; Conjugated linoleic acid; Grass hay; Red clover silage

Indexed keywords

BEEF PRODUCTION; CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID; CONJUGATED LINOLENIC ACIDS; FA COMPOSITIONS; FATTY ACID COMPOSITION; GRASS HAY; LINOLENIC ACIDS; RED CLOVER;

FEEDING; FLAX; LINOLEIC ACID; MEATS; NUTRITION; SUNFLOWER OIL;

OILSEEDS;

CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINAE; CHEMISTRY; FLAX; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT; PLANT SEED; POACEAE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SUNFLOWER; TASTE; ARTICLE; CATTLE;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FLAX; FOOD QUALITY; HELIANTHUS; HUMANS; LINOLEIC ACIDS, CONJUGATED; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POACEAE; RUMEN; SEEDS; TASTE;

EID: 84877831924     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.03.033     Document Type: Article

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