Nutraceutical Effect of Trace Elements as Additional Injectable Doses to Modulate Oxidant and Antioxidant Status, and Improves the Quality of Lamb Meat.
Nutraceutical Effect of Trace Elements as Additional Injectable Doses to Modulate Oxidant and Antioxidant Status, and Improves the Quality of Lamb Meat.
Biol Trace Elem Res. 2019 Jan 02;:
Authors: Cazarotto CJ, Boito JP, Glombowsky P, Baggio RA, Galli GM, Machado G, Bottari NB, Leal MLR, Kessler JD, Baldissera MD, da Silva AS
Abstract
Our study aimed to evaluate whether zinc, copper, selenium, and manganese subcutaneous mineral application (trace elements) reduced mortality, improved performance, and modulated oxidant and antioxidant balance in lamb meat, thereby improving its quality. We divided the 110 newborn Lacaune lambs into two groups: non-treated (control), and treated (application of minerals) with three doses of 0.33 mL/kg of body weight mineral complex on days of life 1, 30, and 60. All animals were weighed on day of life 1, 30, 60, 90, and 150. At the end of the experiment, 12 animals were slaughtered for physical and chemical analysis of meat, oxidant, and antioxidant status, and for allometric analysis. Mineral-application animals had greater live-weight (P < 0.05) on days of life 60 and 90. There was an increase in fat thickness (P = 0.004); pH levels (P = 0.002) were lower in mineral-application animal meat than in that of the control group. Meat was paler (according to lightness (L color)) in the control group (P = 0.04). Weight loss from cooking was greater in control animals (P = 0.004). She...
Source: Biological Trace Element Research - Category: Biology Authors: Cazarotto CJ, Boito JP, Glombowsky P, Baggio RA, Galli GM, Machado G, Bottari NB, Leal MLR, Kessler JD, Baldissera MD, da Silva AS Tags: Biol Trace Elem Res Source Type: research