Fatty acid profiles, meat quality, and sensory attributes of organic versus conventional dairy beef steers
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Meat from Holstein and crossbred organic and conventional dairy steers were evaluated and compared for fatty acid profiles, meat quality, sensory attributes, and consumer acceptance. Bull calves (n=49) were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 replicated groups: conventional (CONV), organic (ORG, pasture + concentrate), or grass-fed organic (GRS) and were born at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center (Morris, MN) between March and May 2011. The CONV steers (n=16) were fed a diet that contained 80% concentrate and 20% forage, and ORG steers (n=16) were fed a diet of organic corn, organic corn silage, and organic protein supplement. Furthermore, ORG steers consumed at least 30% of diet dry matter of high-quality organic pasture during the grazing season. The GRS steers (n=17) consumed 100% forage from pasture during the grazing season and high-quality hay or hay silage during the nongrazing season. The ORG steers had fat that was greater in oleic acid (C18:1) than the GRS and CONV steers (47.1, 36.1, and 39.9%, respectively). The GRS steers (21.9%) were lower for monounsaturated fat than the ORG (42.1%) and CONV (40.4%) steers. Furthermore, the GRS steers tended to have greater n-3 fat and had lower n-6 fat than the ORG and CONV steers. Consequently, the GRS (1.4%) steers had a lower n-6-to-n-3 fat ratio than the ORG (12.9%) and CONV (10.0%) steers. The GRS (2.6 kg) steers had steaks that were not different for Warner-Bratzler shear force than ORG (2.3 kg…
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- Authors
- Bjorklund, E. A., Heins, B. J., DiCostanzo, A., & Chester-Jones, H.
- Affiliations
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Corresponding author
- Heins, B.J.
- Venue
- Journal of Dairy Science
- Publisher
- American Dairy Science Association
- Published
- 2014-03
- Volume
- 97
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 1828-1834
- ISSN
- 0022-0302 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1985106319
- Cited by
- 45
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 3
- FWCI
- 6.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Dairy Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- US Department of Agriculture North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (GNC12-150)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Organic Food and Agriculture
- Keywords
- organic beef, grass-fed beef, dairy steers, fatty acid composition, oleic acid, n-6/n-3 ratio, meat quality, sensory properties, consumer acceptance, Warner-Bratzler shear force, meat color, pasture grazing
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animal Feed, Breeding, Cattle, Color, Consumer Behavior, Zea mays, Diet, Fatty Acids, Poaceae, Humans, Male, Meat, Seasons, Taste, Food, Organic, Food Quality
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