Fatty acid composition and sensory properties of Italian Simmental beef as affected by gene frequency of Montbéliarde origin

Piasentier, Edi; Bovolenta, S.; Moioli, B.; Orrù, Luigi; Valusso, R.; Corazzin, Mirco

doi:10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.07.003

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“…Considering both Bos taurus and Nfor et al Bos indicus animals, Bressan et al (2011) showed an effect of diet, pasture vs grain supplementation, but not of breed on protein content of beef. However the average protein content of beef (21.8%) was similar to the values previously reported by many other authors in Bos taurus breeds (Maher et al, 2004;Bureš et al, 2006;Piasentier et al, 2009;Corazzin et al, 2012). Effect of breed on fat content of beef was not statistically significant.…”

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“…In the Central African Sub-region, of which Cameroon is the main actor, cattle are raised in a range of different production and ecological systems and there are variations in genotypes, housing, diet composition and feed availability which directly or in directly influence carcass and beef quality, as demonstrated in other environments (Piasentier et al, 2009;Corazzin et al, 2012). Also herbage availability and quality for animals is often determined by alternating dry and rainy seasons.…”

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Quality and Safety of Beef Produced in Central African Sub-Region

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Corazzin

Fonteh

et al. 2014

Italian Journal of Animal Science

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Aim of this research is to provide a general situation of cattle slaughtered in Cameroon, as a representative example for the Central African Sub-region. The quality and safety of beef from the abattoir of Yaoundé, the largest in Cameroon, were considered. From January 2009 to March 2012, the pre-slaughter conditions and characteristics of 1953 cattle carcasses were recorded, as well as the pH of m. longissimus thoracis 24 h after slaughter. From these carcasses, 60 were selected to represent the bulls slaughtered. The quality parameters and composition of m. longissimus thoracis were carried out. The origin of most of the cattle was the Guinea High Savannah (74.6%), and transhumance was the common production system (75.5%). Gudali (45.6%), White Fulani (33.3%) and Red Mbororo (20.3%) breeds were predominant. Carcass weight was affected by rearing system and cattle category, and it markedly varied during year. Considering meat quality, the fat content was low (1.2%) and similar between breeds, moreover Gudali showed the toughest meat. Of the cows slaughtered, 27% were pregnant and the most common abnormal conditions encountered were ectoparasites, fatigue, lameness, fungal-like skin lesions, enlarged lymph nodes, respiratory distress, nodular lesions. More than 20% of the carcasses had some organs condemned, mainly for liver flukes (5.17%), and 1.0% of them were completely condemned due to tuberculosis, that also affected 3.28% of lungs. These data could aid authorities draw up programmes with the aim to strengthen cattle production, improve beef supply, control and prevent the observed diseases, and promote the regional trade.

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Section: Carcass and Meat Characteristicssupporting

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Quality and Safety of Beef Produced in Central African Sub-Region

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Corazzin

Fonteh

et al. 2014

Italian Journal of Animal Science

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“…Indeed, the level of C18:3n-3 and C18:2n-6, that have dietary origin, was similar between genotypes (p > .05). The average level of PUFA, 17.8% of total FA, was much higher than those reported by Corazzin et al (2012) and Piasentier et al (2009) in beef of Italian Simmental young bulls fed with corn silage and hay-based diets. Apart from the effect of the relative high proportion of phospholipids in muscle expected in the very lean experimental animals, this result can be due to the high content of PUFA, and PUFA n-3 in particular that characterises the fresh Table 4.…”

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“…From this perspective, the Societ e de D eveloppement et d'Exploitation des Productions Animales (SODEPA) in technical collaboration with the Breeders' Association of Italian Simmental (ANAPRI) is working on an on-farm project to improve the animal production by crossbreeding Goudali (G) breed with the Italian Simmental one. The G, a Bos indicus, is a popular autochthonous beef-type with good growth rate and appreciable tolerance to endemic diseases (Nfor et al 2014a;Ojong et al 2016), while the Italian Simmental is a rustic, ecologically-friendly and dual-purpose Bos taurus breed (Piasentier et al 2009). This controlled crossbreeding programme targets the establishment of a more productive stock with a relatively improved potential for beef and milk that can diversify and improve significantly the income of livestock farmers in Cameroon.…”

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Body and meat characteristics of young bulls from Zebu Goudali of Cameroon and its crosses with the Italian Simmental

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Saccà

Corazzin

et al. 2017

Italian Journal of Animal Science

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The aim of this trial was to compare the growth performance and meat yield and composition of SimGoud (Italian Simmental Goudali, SG) crossbreed young bulls with those of pure Goudali\ud (G) breed. Twenty-five G and 25 SG, from 20 to 41 months, reared together in Cameroon on native pasture were considered. Body size, growth and meat composition were compared. The SG crosses were more sized than the coetaneous pure G, having almost all body dimensions and mass index higher than G. Moreover, SG showed higher body weight at farm and ante-mortem\ud than G, with about four times higher growth rate, but showed a marked loss of weight during transfer to slaughterhouse and lairage time. SG showed higher carcass weight and killing out percentage, in addition to a higher weight of rib steak and ribeye muscle at eighth–ninth rib section level than G. Despite the greater growth, differences between G and SG in beef proximate composition were not found. Genotype had a limited effect on fatty acids profile. However, G beef had greater CLA level, but lower MUFA content than SG. The study showed that G pure breed has much lower in vivo and slaughter performance than their crosses with the Italian Simmental breed, even if the meat composition was not different between the two geno-types. Conversely, despite similar pH of meat, G was more adaptable than SG to the severe transport condition and to the prolonged lairage time

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“…The minimum PUFA/SFA ratio recommended for human health is 0.45 (Simopoulos, 2004), a value much higher than the mean value of 0.29 reported in this study. This inability to achieve the optimum PUFA/SFA ratio is well documented in both Bos taurus (Piasentier et al, 2009;Corazzin et al, 2012;Ripoll et al, 2014) and Bos indicus (Ruiz et al, 2005;Bressan et al, 2011) cattle owing to the extensive bio-hydrogenation of the dietary UFA by the rumen microorganisms. The atherogenic index, which is an indicator for the risk of cardiovascular disease, should be as low as possible.…”

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Fatty acid profile of zebu beef cattle from the Central African sub-region

Nfor¹,

Corazzin²,

Fonteh³

et al. 2014

SA J. An. Sci.

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This study analysed the meat fatty acid (FA) composition of three zebu breeds, Gudali (GU), White Fulani (WF) and Red Mbororo (RM), raised on savannah pasture and monitored in the commercial context of the Yaoundé abattoir. Samples of m. longissimus thoracis from 60 bulls belonging to the GU, WF and RM breeds were collected and analysed for fat and FA composition. The fat content of the meat was low, but similar across breeds (1.34 ± 0.912 g/100 g muscle, mean ± SD). Meat from the GU breed had higher C18:3n-3 and C22:5n-3 proportions and lower C18:0 and total saturated FA proportions than WF meat. Red Mbororo meat had an intermediate FA composition compared with the other breeds. The elongase and ∆9 desaturase indices were comparable among breeds. In summary, the results indicate that there are minimal differences in beef FA composition of the three breeds from the Central African sub-region. Additionally, based on the polyunsaturated FA (PUFA) proportion, 13.9% of the total lipids and n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio, 1.95, consumption of beef from these breeds could be beneficial to human health. This is possibly owing to the pasture feeding and low fat content of the beef.

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Fatty acid composition and sensory properties of Italian Simmental beef as affected by gene frequency of Montbéliarde origin

Cited by 11 publications

References 46 publications

Quality and Safety of Beef Produced in Central African Sub-Region

Quality and Safety of Beef Produced in Central African Sub-Region

Body and meat characteristics of young bulls from Zebu Goudali of Cameroon and its crosses with the Italian Simmental

Fatty acid profile of zebu beef cattle from the Central African sub-region

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