Sources of variation of health claimable long chain omega-3 fatty acids in meat from Australian lamb slaughtered at similar weights

Meat Science

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1095-1103

  Ponnampalam, Eric N ^a,b   Butler, Kym L ^b   Pearce, Kelly M ^a,c   Mortimer, Suzanne I ^a,d   Pethick, David W ^a,c   Ball, Alex J ^a,e   Hopkins, David L ^a,f  

^a Sheep CRC   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^f NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environment; Genotype; Lamb; Long chain omega 3 fatty acids; Meat; Sources of variation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; GENOTYPE; LAMB; OMEGA-3-FATTY ACIDS; SOURCES OF VARIATION;

AGRICULTURE; CHAINS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FATTY ACIDS; HEALTH; MEATS;

POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

OVIS ARIES;

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREEDING; CEREAL; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOMESTIC SHEEP; ENVIRONMENT; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LAMB; LONG CHAIN OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS; MALE; MEAT; PARASPINAL MUSCLE; POACEAE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SOURCES OF VARIATION;

ENVIRONMENT; GENOTYPE; LAMB; LONG CHAIN OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS; MEAT; SOURCES OF VARIATION;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BREEDING; CEREALS; DIET; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; PARASPINAL MUSCLES; POACEAE; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

EID: 84889566567     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2012.11.039     Document Type: Article

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