Use of sweet lupin ( Lupinus albus L. var. Multitalia) in feeding for Podolian young bulls and influence on productive performances and meat quality traits

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of sweet lupin ( Lupinus albus L. var. Multitalia) as a substitute for soybean ( Glicine max [ L] Merr.) in feed on the productive performance and meat quality of Podolian young bulls. The steers were divided into 2 homogeneous groups and were f...

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Published in:Meat science 2009-06, Vol.82 (2), p.247-251
Main Authors: Vicenti, A., Toteda, F., Turi, L. Di, Cocca, C., Perrucci, M., Melodia, L., Ragni, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
beef bulls
beef carcasses
beef quality
Biological and medical sciences
calves
cattle feeding
color
durum wheat
experimental diets
fatty acid composition
Fatty acid profile
feed conversion
feed intake
Food industries
Fruit and vegetable industries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Glycine max
liveweight gain
longissimus dorsi
Lupinus albus
Meat and meat product industries
Meat quality
Productive performance
slaughter weight
Soybean
soybeans
straw
Sweet lupin seeds
Triticum turgidum subsp. durum
Young Podolian bulls
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Summary:The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of sweet lupin ( Lupinus albus L. var. Multitalia) as a substitute for soybean ( Glicine max [ L] Merr.) in feed on the productive performance and meat quality of Podolian young bulls. The steers were divided into 2 homogeneous groups and were fed durum wheat ( Triticum durum L.), straw and a complete pellet feed containing 20% sweet lupin seeds or 16.5% soybean. Productive performances were similar for both groups. The values of pH, measured on Longissimus lumborum and Semitendinosus muscles 24 h after slaughter, were similar. No differences were shown between groups regarding the colour characteristics of both muscles or the tenderness of the cooked meat. No statistical differences were found between diets regarding the fatty acid profile of meats, except for a significantly higher incidence of linoleic acid in the meat obtained from animals on soybean feed. In conclusion, comparable results were obtained when soybean was replaced with sweet lupin seeds in complete pellet feed for Podolian steers.
ISSN:0309-1740
1873-4138
DOI:10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.01.018