Offered Papers Theme A: Efficient Production from Grassland
Description
- Consumers are increasingly aware of the links between diet and health, and place increasing emphasis on nutritional quality as a component of product quality.
- Meat and milk products are rich sources of nutrients such as omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid, which offer health benefits to consumers.
- Green plants are the primary source of n-3 fatty acids in the food chain.
- Grassland production systems have the potential to enhance the content of beneficial fatty acids, improve stability (from higher antioxidant content) and alter sensory attributes of meat and milk.
- Grassland offers considerable scope to help create product differentiation in increasingly competitive markets.
Citation
Scollan, Nigel D.; Dewhurst, R. J.; Moloney, A. P.; and Murphy, J. J., "Improving the Quality of Products from Grassland" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 3.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeA/3
Included in
Agricultural Science Commons, Agronomy and Crop Sciences Commons, Plant Biology Commons, Plant Pathology Commons, Soil Science Commons, Weed Science Commons
Improving the Quality of Products from Grassland
- Consumers are increasingly aware of the links between diet and health, and place increasing emphasis on nutritional quality as a component of product quality.
- Meat and milk products are rich sources of nutrients such as omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid, which offer health benefits to consumers.
- Green plants are the primary source of n-3 fatty acids in the food chain.
- Grassland production systems have the potential to enhance the content of beneficial fatty acids, improve stability (from higher antioxidant content) and alter sensory attributes of meat and milk.
- Grassland offers considerable scope to help create product differentiation in increasingly competitive markets.
