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The influence of peri-conception and first trimester dietary restriction of protein in cattle on meat quality traits of entire male progeny

Alvarenga, Tharcilla I.R.C.; Copping, Katrina J.; Han, Xuemei; Clayton, Edward H.; Meyer, Richard J.; Rodgers, Raymond J.; McMillen, I. Caroline; Perry, Viv E.A.; Geesink, Geert

Authors

Tharcilla I.R.C. Alvarenga

Katrina J. Copping

Xuemei Han

Edward H. Clayton

Richard J. Meyer

Raymond J. Rodgers

I. Caroline McMillen

Viv E.A. Perry

Geert Geesink



Abstract

Primiparous Santa Gertrudis heifers were used to evaluate the effects of gestational dietary protein content on meat quality traits of 20 month old bull progeny (n = 40). At − 60 d before AI, heifers were randomly allocated to HIGH or LOW protein diet (HPERI and LPERI). From 24 dpc, half of each treatment group changed to an alternative post-conception HIGH or LOW protein diet (HPOST and LPOST). LPERI and LPOST diets resulted in higher shear force of the semitendinosus muscle than HPERI (P = 0.053) and HPOST (P = 0.003), respectively. Heat-soluble collagen in the semitendinosus muscle was lower (P = 0.019) for LPERI than HPERI. Collagen and tenderness of the longissimus muscle were not affected by dam nutrition (P > 0.05). Color, pH, sarcomere length, cooking loss, compression values, desmin and troponin-T degradation, fiber type, intramuscular fat and polyunsaturated fatty acid content were not affected by dam nutrition during the peri-conception and first trimester gestational period (P > 0.05).

Citation

Alvarenga, T. I., Copping, K. J., Han, X., Clayton, E. H., Meyer, R. J., Rodgers, R. J., McMillen, I. C., Perry, V. E., & Geesink, G. (in press). The influence of peri-conception and first trimester dietary restriction of protein in cattle on meat quality traits of entire male progeny. Meat Science, 121, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.06.006

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 8, 2016
Online Publication Date Jun 9, 2016
Deposit Date Aug 30, 2017
Journal Meat Science
Print ISSN 0309-1740
Electronic ISSN 1873-4138
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 121
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.06.006
Keywords Maternal nutrition, Tenderness, Collagen, Fiber type, Post mortem proteolysis, Fatty acid
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/795819
Publisher URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030917401630170X


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