Table 2 Fatty acid composition of dietary forages and lamb meat (g FA/100 of total FA), and lipid oxidation (TBARS, mg MDA/kg of meat) of lamb meat
From: Insights into the role of major bioactive dietary nutrients in lamb meat quality: a review
Treatment | Lamb type4 | Fatty acid profile of forage | Fatty acid profile of meat | Oxidation, TBARS5 | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C16:0 | OA | LA | ALA | LA | n-3 PUFA | n-6:n-3 | ||||
Mountain Pasture | Suckling | 14.8 | 3.9 | NR | 51.9 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.20 (9 d) | [41] |
Hay pasture | Suckling | 16.5 | 9.0 | NR | 31.0 | 1.38 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 1.49 (9 d) | |
Sainfoin (Onobrichis vicifolia) | Light | 23.4 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 35.6 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 1.55 (14 d) | [42] |
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) | Light | 24.7 | 3.5 | 16.3 | 40.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3 | 1.96 (14 d) | |
Total mixed ration1 | Light | 31.2 | 23.1 | 26.6 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 7 | 2.36 (14 d) | |
Lowland2 | Heavy | 16.3 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 49.7 | 2.18 | NR | 1.88 | NR | [43] |
Alpine3 | Heavy | 15.5 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 48.6 | 3.21 | NR | 1.7 | NR | |
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) silage | Heavy | 18.5 | 2.7 | 19.6 | 36.2 | 2.9 | 1.3 | NR | NR | [44] |
Red colver (Trifolium pratense) silage | Heavy | 15.1 | 3.4 | 18.1 | 40.2 | 3 | 1.1 | NR | NR | |
Birdsfoot refoil silage | Heavy | 15.5 | 3.9 | 17.3 | 43.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | NR | NR | |
Sainfoin (Onobrichis vicifolia) silage | Heavy | 17.2 | 3.6 | 15.0 | 43.4 | 4.6 | 1.2 | NR | NR | |
Bladder cover (Trifolium spumosum) | Heavy | NR | NR | NR | 12.0 | 3.8 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 3.1 (12 d) | [33] |
Brassica (Brassica napus) | Heavy | NR | NR | NR | 32.4 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 (12 d) | |
Chicory (Cichorium intybus) + arrow leaf clover (Trifolium vesiculosum) | Heavy | NR | NR | NR | 40.4 | 5.1 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 3 (12 d) | |
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) + Phalaris (Phalaris aquatica) | Heavy | NR | NR | NR | 42.2 | 4.3 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 2.6 (12 d) | |
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) | Heavy | NR | NR | NR | 29.4 | 4.6 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 3 (12 d) | |