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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Cholesterol levels and fatty acid profiles of beef from three cattle breeds raised on natural pasture
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, Volume 22, No. 4, Year 2009
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A study was conducted to compare cholesterol and fatty acid levels of beef from three cattle breeds raised on natural pasture. Thirty-four, twenty-nine and fourteen steers each of Nguni, Bonsmara and Angus, respectively, were slaughtered at 18 months. There were no (P > 0.05) breed differences for the cholesterol and intramuscular fat (IMF) levels. The fatty acid profiles were similar (P > 0.05) among the three breeds except that beef from Nguni steers had higher (P < 0.05) docosahexaenoic acid content than beef from the other two breeds while beef from Bonsmara steers had the highest (P < 0.05) heptadacenoic acid content. It can be concluded that there were no breed differences on cholesterol and most fatty acids. © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Muchenje, Voster
South Africa, Alice
University of Fort Hare
Zimbabwe, Harare
Zimbabwe Open University
Hugo, Arno P.
South Africa, Bloemfontein
University of the Free State
Dzama, Kennedy
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Chimonyo, Michael
South Africa, Alice
University of Fort Hare
Strydom, Phillip E.
South Africa, Pretoria
Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria
Raats, Jan G.
South Africa, Alice
University of Fort Hare
Statistics
Citations: 77
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jfca.2008.10.019
ISSN:
08891575