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Comparison and analysis on sheep meat quality and flavor under pasture-based fattening contrast to intensive pasture-based feeding system

  • Zhang, Zhichao (Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, and Laboratory of Animal Functional Genomics, and Qinghai Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) ;
  • Wang, Xiaoqi (Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) ;
  • Jin, Yan (Division of Energy Research Resources, The Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) ;
  • Zhao, Kai (Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, and Laboratory of Animal Functional Genomics, and Qinghai Key Laboratory of Animal Ecological Genomics, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) ;
  • Duan, Ziyuan (Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
  • Received : 2021.09.01
  • Accepted : 2022.01.12
  • Published : 2022.07.01
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Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of 4-month intensive feeding on the meat quality, fatty acid profile, flavor, and growth performance of grazing Hulunbuir sheep (HBS). Methods: The HBS were selected 4-months after birth in a pasture rearing system as the experimental animals (n = 44, female, average body weight 23.8±2.2 kg) then divided equally into pasture-based grazing fattening (PAS) and concentrate-included intensive fattening (CON) groups for another 4-month finishing. When finished fattening, all animals were slaughtered to collect musculus longissimus dorsi subcutaneous adipose tissue and to investigate the influences on meat quality, fatty acid profile, flavor and growth performance. Results: The results showed lambs in CON group got significantly higher live weight, hot carcass weight, and dressing percentage. The CON group had significantly higher value of redness (a*), lightness (L*) and water holding capacity (p<0.05), significantly lower value of Warner-Bratzler shear force than the PAS group (p<0.05). The subcutaneous fat from CON group lambs demonstrated a significantly higher content of C18:1 and C18:2 (p<0.05), but lower C14:0 and C16:0, indicating an increased degree of unsaturated fatty acid. The content of 4-methyloctanoic acid, 4-ethyloctanoic acid and 4-methylnonanoic acid had increased 2 to 4 times, representing a more intense odor in the CON group. However, the values were still lower than most sheep breeds reported, indicating the indoor feeding system could not fundamentally deteriorate the excellent meat characteristic of HBS. Conclusion: It was evident that lambs in CON group exhibited a better meat production performance, improved in meat color, texture and healthier fatty acid profile through pasture-weaned concentrate included intensive fattening system, which offers a good alternative regimen for lamb finishing and has a wide prospection in the HBS meat industry.

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Acknowledgement

We are grateful for the assistance by Yanfang Zhao (Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Bureau of Ewenki Autonomous Banner, Hulunbuir city, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region), Dejun Fu, and Xiaoliang Song (State-operated Bayan farm, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region) in coordination for carrying the experiment.

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