The effect of a perennial wheat and lucerne biculture diet on feed intake, growth rate and carcass characteristics of Australian lambs

The effect of perennial and annual wheat forages, fed with or without lucerne, on the fatty acid profile and oxidative status of lamb meat

“…MUFA were the only group of fatty acids to be affected by a two-way wheat type by lucerne interaction. Feed was offered ad libitum and proportionally more lucerne was consumed (∼ 16%) when it was offered in addition to the perennial wheat, and compared to lambs offered annual wheat +L ( Newell et al., 2020 ). Specifically, the provision of a biculture may have permitted lambs to select forages for palatability, rumen health, intake requirements and nutrients and minerals ( Raeside et al., 2016 ).…”

“…The effect may have limited practical importance when considering the potential health effects of ∑BCFA consumption ( Vahmani et al., 2020 ). Nonetheless, the biological basis for these outcomes can be extrapolated from the knowledge that, short chain BCFA are synthesised upon the fermentation of carbohydrates by the rumen microbiota – the dietary treatments investigated in this study are shown to affect feed intake and the availability of dietary carbohydrates ( Newell et al., 2020 ). Further, BCFA deposition is reported to vary between tissue types and muscles, for example short BCFA are more concentrated in the SM than the LL ( Serra et al., 2009 ).…”

“…There are economic and environmental advantages to grazing perennial cereal crops, especially when they are grown in combination with a legume ( Ryan et al., 2018 ). Recently, a novel perennial wheat (breeding line 11,955, Hayes et al., 2012 ) was shown to support comparable growth rates and carcass properties to lambs fed a conventional, annual wheat ( Newell et al., 2020 ). Further, consumer sensory panels and laboratory analyses have shown that the meat from lambs fed this same novel perennial wheat have ‘good everyday eating quality’ ( Holman et al., 2021 ).…”

Prospects of Using the Green Mass of Perennial Cereals in the Production of High-Value Feed Additives

“…назначение -на продовольственное и кормовые цели. После созревания и уборки зерна происходит интенсивное отрастание новых побегов, что позволяет, при благоприятных условиях, получать за вегетационный период до трёх укосов зелёной массы [7,8,10,11,13,14]. Зеленая масса может быть рассмотрена как источник высокоценной кормовой добавки в технологии производства и переработки многолетних зерновых колосовых культур.…”

“…В статье [13] представлены результаты исследования скармливания ягнятам люцерны, зеленой массы многолетних культур после уборки основного урожая и их комбинацию. Результаты исследований показали положительное влияние зеленой массы многолетних культур на организм животного.…”