Maternal grazing on stubble and Mediterranean shrubland improves meat lipid profile in light lambs fed on concentrates

Concentrates-fed lamb meat is often associated with an unfavourable lipid profile (high levels of saturated and/or n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids; SFA and PUFA). For this reason, Spanish sheep producers from Mediterranean areas are turning to traditional grazing by ewes to obtain healthier lamb mea...

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Main Authors: L. Mateo, P. Delgado, J. Ortuño, S. Bañón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731117003263