Performance, carcass traits and meat quality of Aberdeen Angus, Gascon, Holstein and Fleckvieh finishing bulls

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://vuzv.cz/_privat/18073.pdf" target="_blank" >https://vuzv.cz/_privat/18073.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2007.04.010" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.livsci.2007.04.010</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Performance, carcass traits and meat quality of Aberdeen Angus, Gascon, Holstein and Fleckvieh finishing bulls

Original language description

Growth, feeding efficiency, carcass traits, and meat quality (including as measured by sensory analysis) were examined in four cattle breeds differing by age at maturity and purpose of production. A total of 40 bulls of Aberdeen Angus (AA), Gascon (GS), Holstein (HO), and Fleckvieh (FL) breeds were fattened under identical housing and feeding conditions until slaughter at a similar age of 17 months. Whereas no breed difference was found in growth rate, dry matter intake was higher in AA and HO than in GS and FL (P < 0.001). The highest residual feed intake indicating the lowest feeding efficiency was observed in HO (P < 0.001). The highest killing-out and total lean meat proportions were found in GS, the lowest in HO and intermediary in AA and FL (P < 0.01). Lower shear force values indicating more tender meat were measured in grilled meat samples of AA than in HO (P < 0.05), with GS and FL being intermediary. Meat from AA and HO had highest concentrations of dry matter and intramuscular fat (P < 0.001). Most sensory attributes were rated higher in AA compared to the other breeds (P < 0.001). GS samples received the second-best scores (P < 0.001) for tenderness and residue. The study revealed clear differences among breeds in most of the traits examined that may be of value for beef producers. Whereas purebred GS bulls were superior in slaughter and carcass traits, eating quality characteristics were rated highest in AA.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40201 - Animal and dairy science; (Animal biotechnology to be 4.4)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Livestock Science

ISSN

1871-1413

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

214

Issue of the periodical within the volume

August

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

231-237

UT code for WoS article

000444360000033

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85049304274