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Influence of diets with silage from forage plants adapted to the semi-arid conditions on lamb quality and sensory attributes

2016; Elsevier BV; Volume: 124; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.10.011

1873-4138

Fleming Sena Campos, Gleidson Giordano Pinto de Carvalho, Edson Mauro Santos, Gherman Garcia Leal de Araújo, Glayciane Costa Góis, Rodolpho Almeida Rebouças, André Gustavo Leão, Stefanie Alvarenga Santos, Juliana Silva de Oliveira, Laudí Cunha Leite, M. L. G. M. L. de Araújo, Luís Gabriel Alves Cirne, Robério Rodrigues Silva, Bruna Mara Aparecida de Carvalho,

Animal Nutrition and Physiology

Quality and sensory attributes of meat from 32 mixed-breed Santa Inês lambs fed diets composed of four silages with old man saltbush (Atriplex nummularia Lind), buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris), Gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium), and Pornunça (Manihot sp.) were evaluated. Meat from lambs fed diet containing old man saltbush silage (P 0.05). However, the silages led to differences (P<0.05) in aroma, tenderness, and flavor values. The meat from animals fed the pornunça and Gliricidia silages was tenderer. Flavor scores were higher in meat from lambs that consumed old man saltbush silage and lower in the meat from those fed buffelgrass silage. Diets formulated with buffelgrass silage for sheep reduce meat production. Based on the results for carcass weight and meat quality, old man saltbush and pornunça are better silages for finishing sheep.