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Dietary supplementation of plant bioactive-enriched aniseed straw and eucalyptus leaves modulates tissue fatty acid profile and nuggets quality of lambs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2020

R. S. Bhatt ,
A. Sahoo ,
S. Sarkar ,
L. Soni ,
P. Sharma  and
Y. P. Gadekar
R. S. Bhatt
Affiliation:
Animal Nutrition Division, ICAR-Central Sheep & Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Rajasthan, India
A. Sahoo*
Affiliation:
Animal Nutrition Division, ICAR-Central Sheep & Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Rajasthan, India
S. Sarkar
Affiliation:
Animal Nutrition Division, ICAR-Central Sheep & Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Rajasthan, India
L. Soni
Affiliation:
Animal Nutrition Division, ICAR-Central Sheep & Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Rajasthan, India
P. Sharma
Affiliation:
Animal Nutrition Division, ICAR-Central Sheep & Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Rajasthan, India
Y. P. Gadekar
Affiliation:
Livestock Products Technology Section, ICAR-Central Sheep & Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Rajasthan, India
*
†E-mail: sahooarta1@gmail.com
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Abstract

Utilization of low-input feed resources rich in plant bioactive compounds is a promising strategy for modulating the fatty acid profile in ruminant products. They manipulate microbes involved in rumen biohydrogenation and increase the accumulation of desirable fatty acids at the tissue level. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to assess the effect of dietary supplementation of aniseed straw and eucalyptus leaves on growth performance, carcass traits and fatty acid profile of finisher lambs. Thirty-six Malpura hogget were divided into three treatment groups of 12 each, reared individually in pen (1.6 m × 1.1 m) and fed ad libitum complete feed blocks made up of 55 parts concentrate, 5 parts molasses and 40 parts roughage. Roughage in control (Con) was 20 parts each of ardu (Ailanthus excelsa) leaves and oat (Avena sativa) straw. In test diets, that is, Con-as and Con-el, 10% aniseed (Pimpinella anisum) straw and Eucalyptus rudis leaves, respectively, were added by replacing 5% each of oat straw and eucalyptus leaves. The lambs were weighed weekly; and at the end of 3 months of feeding trial, the lambs were slaughtered to study the carcass traits, composition and product evaluation. Average daily gain (ADG) and DM intake (DMI) was higher (P < 0.05) in Con-as compared to Con and Con-el, while ADG and feed conversion ratio decreased (P < 0.05) by 29.4% and 36.4%, respectively, in Con-el compared to Con. Carcass traits showed lower (P < 0.05) loin eye area and chilling loss in the Con-el group compared to the Con-as and Con, and the total carcass fat compared to Con-as. However, the keeping quality of meat improved in both Con-as and Con-el which was reflected by lower (P < 0.05) thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances values. Nuggets prepared from Con and Con-as meat had superior (P < 0.05) sensory attributes with an overall palatability. Fatty acid profile of longissimus thoracis muscle showed lower (P < 0.05) atherogenic and thrombogenic indices in Con-as and higher (P < 0.05) in Con-el group. Moreover, in Con-as group, the proportion of C16:0 was lower (P < 0.05) and C18:3n-3 was higher (P < 0.05), but no effect was observed on the amount of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA; C18:2 c9t11). In case of adipose tissue, the content of CLA was higher (P < 0.05), and the ratio of n-6:n-3 was more nearer to desirable levels in Con-as group. Therefore, it can be concluded that aniseed straw is a promising feed supplement compared to eucalyptus leaves for improving meat quality and fatty acid profile in lambs.

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phytochemicalsnutrient utilizationcarcass traitsconjugated linoleic acidfunctional meat
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animal , Volume 14 , Issue 12 , December 2020 , pp. 2642 - 2651
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Animal Consortium

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