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Comparison of fatty acid composition of organic grazed lambs with lambs finished by grazing or indoor intensive concentrate feeding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

A.M. Fearon ,
M. Klapova Strawbridge ,
R.W. Annett  and
C.A. Moore
A.M. Fearon*
Affiliation:
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
M. Klapova Strawbridge
Affiliation:
Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
R.W. Annett
Affiliation:
Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute Hillsborough, Co Down, United Kingdom
C.A. Moore
Affiliation:
CAFRE Greenmount Campus, Co Antrim, United Kingdom
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The United Kingdom Food Standards Agency (FSA, 2007) noted that the balance of current scientific evidence did not support the view that there were nutritional benefits in consuming organically produced food, although they acknowledged environmental and animal welfare benefits. Nurenberg et al. (2005) reported an increase in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA cis-9, trans-11) levels in muscle and subcutaneous fat from lambs grazing fresh pasture compared to concentrate-fed lambs. In this report, fatty acid composition data from two lamb finishing trials were statistically analysed to compare the effects of organic grazing with grazing or indoor intensive concentrate feeding.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2008 , 2008 , pp. 57
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2008

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