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Publication Date
2005
Location
Dublin Ireland
Description
There is an increasing interest for extensification in Europe due to environmental and animal welfare concerns. Furthermore, forage-fed beef may present benefits for human health. However, animals fed at pasture produce in some cases darker and tougher meat. It has been shown that castration or a grain-finishing period before slaughter could improve some sensory traits of beef from pasture. The objective of this work was to study the impact of castration and four feeding systems (grazing, grazing + 70 days concentrate, grazing + 100 days concentrate, 200 days concentrate) on the quality of beef from yearling bulls and steers.
Citation
Oliván, M.; García, P.; Martínez, M. J.; Mocha, M.; Martínez, A.; Castro, P.; and Osoro, K., "The Effect of Post-Weaning Management on the Physico-Chemical and Textural Quality of Beef From Bulls and Steers" (2005). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 104.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeA/104)
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The Effect of Post-Weaning Management on the Physico-Chemical and Textural Quality of Beef From Bulls and Steers
Dublin Ireland
There is an increasing interest for extensification in Europe due to environmental and animal welfare concerns. Furthermore, forage-fed beef may present benefits for human health. However, animals fed at pasture produce in some cases darker and tougher meat. It has been shown that castration or a grain-finishing period before slaughter could improve some sensory traits of beef from pasture. The objective of this work was to study the impact of castration and four feeding systems (grazing, grazing + 70 days concentrate, grazing + 100 days concentrate, 200 days concentrate) on the quality of beef from yearling bulls and steers.
