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Performance, slaughter characteristics and meat quality of young bulls from Belgian Blue, Limousin and Aberdeen Angus breeds fattened with a sugar-beet pulp or a cereal-based diet
Cuvelier, Christine; Cabaraux, Jean-François; Dufrasne, Isabelle et al.
2006In Animal Science, 82 (Part 1), p. 125-132
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Keywords :
breed differences; bulls; fattening performance; meat quality
Abstract :
[en] Thirty-six young fattening bulls from three breeds (Belgian Blue, Limousin and Aberdeen Angus) were fattened over 5 months with fattening diets based either on sugar-beet pulp or on cereals. Fattening performance as well as carcass and meat characteristics were measured. There were few relevant effects of the diets on the parameters. The breeds also showed similar fattening features. However, the BB had higher killing-out proportion and their carcasses presented better scores in terms of conformation and fattening. The meat quality of the breeds differed, especially in terms of luminosity, redness and cooking losses. There were also significant influences of breed on the chemical composition of meat; fat content was lowest in Belgian Blue and highest in Aberdeen Angus. Such specificities could help to allocate breeds in appropriate niches in Belgium.
Disciplines :
Animal production & animal husbandry
Author, co-author :
Cuvelier, Christine ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Pharmacologie, pharmacothérapie et toxicologie
Cabaraux, Jean-François  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Ecologie et éthologie vétérinaires
Dufrasne, Isabelle  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Nutrition des animaux domestiques
Clinquart, Antoine ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences des denrées alimentaires > Technologie des denrées alimentaires
Hocquette, Jean-François
Istasse, Louis ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Nutrition des animaux domestiques
Hornick, Jean-Luc  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Nutrition des animaux domestiques
Language :
English
Title :
Performance, slaughter characteristics and meat quality of young bulls from Belgian Blue, Limousin and Aberdeen Angus breeds fattened with a sugar-beet pulp or a cereal-based diet
Publication date :
2006
Journal title :
Animal Science
ISSN :
1357-7298
Publisher :
Cabi Publishing, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Volume :
82
Issue :
Part 1
Pages :
125-132
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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