Volume 106, August 01, 2015, Pages 44-49
Cholesterol and fatty acid composition of longissimus thoracis from water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and Brahman-influenced cattle raised under savannah conditions (Article)
a
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia, Aptdo, Maracaibo, Venezuela
b Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad del Zulia, Aptdo, Maracaibo,
b Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad del Zulia, Aptdo, Maracaibo,
Abstract
Male (n. =. 66) water
buffalo (Buffalo) and Brahman-influenced cattle (Brahman) were born,
raised, weaned, fattened on grazing savannah and harvested at two
different ages (19 and 24. months) to compare lipid composition of the
longissimus thoracis muscle. Half of the animals were castrated at seven
months of age (MOA) to examine the castration effects. At 24 MOA
Brahman steers showed the highest content of total lipids (. P<.
0.05). No significant variation was detected in cholesterol content for
either the main or interaction effects in the age groups. Some
individual fatty acids varied with the species (. P<. 0.05), however,
interspecific similarities were found in fatty acid ratios. For
health-related indices, only atherogenic index (AI) showed lower values
in favor of Buffalo meat (. P<. 0.05) at both harvesting ages.
Although, meat derived from both bovid groups was leaner and showed
lower cholesterol level, AI indicates that Buffalo meat might be
beneficial from a human health standpoint. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
Author keywords
Beef cattle; Cholesterol; Fatty acid; Intramuscular fat; Water buffalo
Indexed keywords
Engineering controlled terms: Birds; Cholesterol; Meats
Beef cattle; Cholesterol content; Cholesterol
levels; Different ages; Fatty acid composition; Interaction effect;
Intramuscular fats; Lipid composition
Engineering main heading: Fatty acids
Species Index: Animalia; Bos; Bovidae; Bubalus; Bubalus bubalis
ISSN: 03091740
CODEN: MESCDSource Type: Journal
Original language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2015.03.024Document Type: Article
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
