Offered Papers Theme A: Efficient Production from Grassland
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Publication Date
2005
Location
Dublin Ireland
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" (2005). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 3.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeA/3)
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Improving the Quality of Products from Grassland
Dublin Ireland
- 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.
