Fatty Acid Characterization of Beef Longissimus from Steers Finished on Fodder Beet or Traditional Winter Forages in New Zealand Compared to US Grain-Fed Beef

Fatty acids were evaluated to characterize lipid profiles of beef from 3 feeding programs: New Zealand (NZ) fodder beet (FB), NZ grass/non-FB (NFB), and United States grain. Strip loins were selected within each program based on expected eating quality focusing on marbling, ossification, and pH. Sel...

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Main Authors: Andrea J. Garmyn, Jillian Milopoulos, Mark Miller
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Language:English
Published: Iowa State University Digital Press 2020-06-01
Series:Meat and Muscle Biology
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Online Access:https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/mmb/article/id/10357/
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description Fatty acids were evaluated to characterize lipid profiles of beef from 3 feeding programs: New Zealand (NZ) fodder beet (FB), NZ grass/non-FB (NFB), and United States grain. Strip loins were selected within each program based on expected eating quality focusing on marbling, ossification, and pH. Selection resulted in 6 treatments: FB high quality, FB low quality, NFB high quality, NFB low quality, US Top Choice, and US Select. Samples were aged 21 d or 35 d postmortem. A subset of 152 samples (12–13 per treatment combination) were used for fatty acid characterization. Within the polar lipid fraction, US treatments had lower monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) and greater polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) than NZ treatments (P < 0.05). Within the neutral lipid fraction, concentrations of total neutral lipids and proportions of saturated fatty acid, MUFA, and PUFA were affected by treatment (P < 0.05). Total neutral lipids were greatest in Top Choice (P < 0.05) and greater in FB high quality than all other treatments (P < 0.05). Proportions of satu- rated fatty acid in the neutral lipid fraction were greater in NFB treatments than US treatments (P < 0.05); FB treatments were intermediate. Proportions of MUFA were greatest in Top Choice (P < 0.05). Proportions of PUFA were greatest (P < 0.05) in Select, greater in Top Choice than all NZ treatments (P < 0.05), and greater in NFB treatments than FB treatments (P < 0.05). No interactions occurred for any groups of fatty acids in either fraction ( P > 0.05), and aging did not affect fatty acid composition. Lipid profiles were impacted by finishing diet; however, most differences were between US grain-fed beef and NZ treatments—with limited differences between FB and NFB samples—when product was selected based on quality descriptors. Therefore, FB could be substituted for grass forages to sustain the NZ beef industry through winter months and limit seasonality without detrimental effects on product quality.
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spelling doaj.art-1c501e8ddce2436ea173de47db4f43ca2024-04-04T17:28:27ZengIowa State University Digital PressMeat and Muscle Biology2575-985X2020-06-014110.22175/mmb.10357Fatty Acid Characterization of Beef Longissimus from Steers Finished on Fodder Beet or Traditional Winter Forages in New Zealand Compared to US Grain-Fed BeefAndrea J. Garmyn0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3821-7873Jillian Milopoulos1Mark Miller2Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State UniversityTexas Tech UniversityDepartment of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech UniversityFatty acids were evaluated to characterize lipid profiles of beef from 3 feeding programs: New Zealand (NZ) fodder beet (FB), NZ grass/non-FB (NFB), and United States grain. Strip loins were selected within each program based on expected eating quality focusing on marbling, ossification, and pH. Selection resulted in 6 treatments: FB high quality, FB low quality, NFB high quality, NFB low quality, US Top Choice, and US Select. Samples were aged 21 d or 35 d postmortem. A subset of 152 samples (12–13 per treatment combination) were used for fatty acid characterization. Within the polar lipid fraction, US treatments had lower monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) and greater polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) than NZ treatments (P < 0.05). Within the neutral lipid fraction, concentrations of total neutral lipids and proportions of saturated fatty acid, MUFA, and PUFA were affected by treatment (P < 0.05). Total neutral lipids were greatest in Top Choice (P < 0.05) and greater in FB high quality than all other treatments (P < 0.05). Proportions of satu- rated fatty acid in the neutral lipid fraction were greater in NFB treatments than US treatments (P < 0.05); FB treatments were intermediate. Proportions of MUFA were greatest in Top Choice (P < 0.05). Proportions of PUFA were greatest (P < 0.05) in Select, greater in Top Choice than all NZ treatments (P < 0.05), and greater in NFB treatments than FB treatments (P < 0.05). No interactions occurred for any groups of fatty acids in either fraction ( P > 0.05), and aging did not affect fatty acid composition. Lipid profiles were impacted by finishing diet; however, most differences were between US grain-fed beef and NZ treatments—with limited differences between FB and NFB samples—when product was selected based on quality descriptors. Therefore, FB could be substituted for grass forages to sustain the NZ beef industry through winter months and limit seasonality without detrimental effects on product quality.https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/mmb/article/id/10357/dietfodder beetfatty acidbeef longissimusgraingrass
spellingShingle Andrea J. Garmyn
Jillian Milopoulos
Mark Miller
Fatty Acid Characterization of Beef Longissimus from Steers Finished on Fodder Beet or Traditional Winter Forages in New Zealand Compared to US Grain-Fed Beef
Meat and Muscle Biology
diet
fodder beet
fatty acid
beef longissimus
grain
grass
title Fatty Acid Characterization of Beef Longissimus from Steers Finished on Fodder Beet or Traditional Winter Forages in New Zealand Compared to US Grain-Fed Beef
title_full Fatty Acid Characterization of Beef Longissimus from Steers Finished on Fodder Beet or Traditional Winter Forages in New Zealand Compared to US Grain-Fed Beef
title_fullStr Fatty Acid Characterization of Beef Longissimus from Steers Finished on Fodder Beet or Traditional Winter Forages in New Zealand Compared to US Grain-Fed Beef
title_full_unstemmed Fatty Acid Characterization of Beef Longissimus from Steers Finished on Fodder Beet or Traditional Winter Forages in New Zealand Compared to US Grain-Fed Beef
title_short Fatty Acid Characterization of Beef Longissimus from Steers Finished on Fodder Beet or Traditional Winter Forages in New Zealand Compared to US Grain-Fed Beef
title_sort fatty acid characterization of beef longissimus from steers finished on fodder beet or traditional winter forages in new zealand compared to us grain fed beef
topic diet
fodder beet
fatty acid
beef longissimus
grain
grass
url https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/mmb/article/id/10357/
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