Conference paper
Meat quality of sheep grazed on a saltbush-based pasture
Department of Agriculture
Agribusiness Sheep Updates (Perth, Western Australia, 27/07/2004–28/07/2004)
2004
Abstract
Weaner and hogget wethers were grazed on either a saltbush-based pasture or in a stubble/dry pasture paddock for 14 weeks on one of two farms. The sheep were also supplemented with up to 200 g/d of barley grain. At the end of the experiment all sheep were slaughtered and both carcass characteristics and eating quality of the meat assessed. There were no differences in eating quality associated with consumption of saltbush but the carcasses from saltbush fed sheep were leaner at the same carcass weight.
Details
- Title
- Meat quality of sheep grazed on a saltbush-based pasture
- Authors/Creators
- K. Pearce (Author/Creator)D. Masters (Author/Creator)D. Pethick (Author/Creator)
- Conference
- Agribusiness Sheep Updates (Perth, Western Australia, 27/07/2004–28/07/2004)
- Publisher
- Department of Agriculture
- Identifiers
- 991005540925907891
- Copyright
- © Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Agriculture 2004
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
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