Comparison of meat quality characteristics of lambs weaned at eight or 14 weeks of age grazing perennial ryegrass-white clover or a plantain-clover mix

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dc.citation.issueProceedings of the Annual Conference of the New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 2019, Palmerston North
dc.citation.volume79
dc.contributor.authorKok JC
dc.contributor.authorSchreurs NM
dc.contributor.authorCranston LM
dc.contributor.authorCorner-Thomas RA
dc.contributor.authorEkanayake WEMLJ
dc.contributor.authorMorris ST
dc.contributor.authorKenyon PR
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-05T02:32:00Z
dc.date.available2024-08-05T02:32:00Z
dc.date.issued2019-07
dc.description.abstractThis study compared the meat quality of lambs grazing either perennial ryegrass-white clover pasture or a plantain-clover mix (plantain, red clover, and white clover) from eight to 14 weeks of age followed by a six-week finishing period on perennial ryegrass-white clover pasture. Ewes and their lambs were allocated to four treatments: 1) lambs weaned early (eight weeks of age) on a plantain-clover mix (EARLY), 2) lambs with dam grazing a plantain-clover mix (HERB), 3) lambs with dam grazing pasture >1200 kgDM/ha (HIGH), and 4) lambs with dam grazing pasture <1200 kgDM/ha (LOW). Following the treatment period, all lambs weighing a minimum of 35 kg were sent for slaughter and all remaining lambs were managed and finished as one mob on perennial ryegrass-white clover pasture for a further six weeks. Lambs that reached a minimum 35 kg live weight were slaughtered and meat samples from each lamb were analysed for ultimate pH, meat colour (L*, a*, b*), drip loss and shear force but, no difference was found in objective meat quality characteristics of lambs from different treatments.
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dc.format.pagination159-161
dc.identifier.citationKok JC, Schreurs NM, Cranston LM, Corner-Thomas RA, Ekanayake WEMLJ, Morris ST, Kenyon PR. (2019). Comparison of meat quality characteristics of lambs weaned at eight or 14 weeks of age grazing perennial ryegrass-white clover or a plantain-clover mix. New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production. 79. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production, 2019, Palmerston North. (pp. 159-161).
dc.identifier.eissn2703-3384
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2703-3376
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/71195
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherNew Zealand Society of Animal Production
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.nzsap.org/proceedings/brief-communication-comparison-meat-quality-characteristics-lambs-weaned-eight-or-14
dc.relation.isPartOfNew Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectearly wean
dc.subjectlamb
dc.subjectmeat quality
dc.subjectplantain-clover mix
dc.titleComparison of meat quality characteristics of lambs weaned at eight or 14 weeks of age grazing perennial ryegrass-white clover or a plantain-clover mix
dc.typeJournal article
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