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Supranutritional vitamin E supplementation of grass-finished and concentrate-finished Hereford-cross steers and its effect on meat quality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

L. Vega ,
M. Enser ,
G.R. Nute ,
R.I. Richardson ,
R.C. Ball ,
J.D. Wood  and
G.M. Weber
L. Vega
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, School of Veterinary Sience, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, BS18 7DU
M. Enser
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, School of Veterinary Sience, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, BS18 7DU
G.R. Nute
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, School of Veterinary Sience, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, BS18 7DU
R.I. Richardson
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, School of Veterinary Sience, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, BS18 7DU
R.C. Ball
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, School of Veterinary Sience, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, BS18 7DU
J.D. Wood
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, School of Veterinary Sience, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, BS18 7DU
G.M. Weber
Affiliation:
F.Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland, CH-4070
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Previous research has demonstrated that dietary supplementation with high levels of die antioxidant vitamin E is effective in improving beef quality and shelf-life (Arnold et al., 1993). However, these animals did not have access to fresh forage which contains high levels of endogenous vitamin E and also higher concentrations of readily-oxidisable n-3 unsaturated fatty acids (Marmer et al, 1984). This study investigated the effectiveness of vitamin E in improving meat quality of grass finished cattle compared with those fed concentrates.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1997 , 1997 , pp. 47
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1997

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