Journal Article
Cholesterol levels and fatty acid profiles of beef from three cattle breeds raised on natural pasture
[2009]
Muchenje, V.;
Hugo, A.;
Dzama, K.;
Chimonyo, M.;
et al.
Cholesterol levels and fatty acid profiles of beef from three cattle breeds raised on natural pasture
2009
Muchenje, V.; Hugo, A.; Dzama, K.; Chimonyo, M.; Strydom, P.E.; Raats, J.G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2008.10.019
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.
[Journal of food composition and analysis]
2013/US/US2013_19.rdf
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.