Nutritional enhancement of health beneficial omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in the muscle, liver, kidney, and heart of Tattykeel Australian White MARGRA lambs fed pellets fortified with omega-3 oil in a feedlot system.
Pewan, Shedrach Benjamin, Otto, John Roger, Kinobe, Robert Tumwesigye, Adegboye, Oyelola Abdulwasiu, and Malau-Aduli, Aduli Enoch Othniel (2021) Nutritional enhancement of health beneficial omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in the muscle, liver, kidney, and heart of Tattykeel Australian White MARGRA lambs fed pellets fortified with omega-3 oil in a feedlot system. Biology, 10. 912.
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Abstract
The aim of this research was to evaluate the nutritional enhancement of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 LC-PUFA) composition of edible lamb Longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscle, heart, kidney, and liver in response to dietary supplementation of lot-fed lambs with or without omega-3 oil fortified pellets. The hypothesis tested was that fortifying feedlot pellets with omega-3 oil will enhance the human health beneficial n-3 LC-PUFA composition of edible lamb muscle tissue and organs. Seventy-five Tattykeel Australian White lambs exclusive to the MARGRA brand, with an average body weight of 30 kg at six months of age, were randomly assigned to the following three dietary treatments of 25 lambs each, and lot-fed as a cohort for 47 days in a completely randomized experimental design: (1) Control grain pellets without oil plus hay; (2) Omega-3 oil fortified grain pellets plus hay; and (3) Commercial whole grain pellets plus hay. All lambs had ad libitum access to the basal hay diet and water. Post-slaughter fatty acid composition of the Longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscle, liver, kidney, and heart were determined using thee gas chromatography–mass spectrophotometry technique. Results indicated significant variations (p < 0.05) in fatty acid profiles between tissues and organs. Omega-3 oil fortified pellets significantly (p < 0.05) increased ≥C20 n-3 LC-PUFA (C20:5n-3 eicosapentaenoate, EPA + C22:5n3 docosapentaenoate, DPA + C22:6n3 docosahexanoate DHA); C18:3n-3 alpha-linolenate, ALA; C18:2 conjugated linoleic acid, CLA; total monounsaturated fatty acids, MUFA; polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFA contents; and reduced the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids in all lamb organs and tissues without impacting shelf-life. The findings demonstrate that the inclusion of omega-3 oil in feedlot diets of lambs enhances the human health beneficial omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid profiles of edible muscle tissue and organs without compromising meat quality.
| Item ID: | 69357 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 2079-7737 |
| Keywords: | MARGRA lamb; omega-3 fatty acids; Longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscle; kidney; heart; liver; meat quality; oil; whole grain |
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| Copyright Information: | © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Sep 2021 01:27 |
| FoR Codes: | 30 AGRICULTURAL, VETERINARY AND FOOD SCIENCES > 3003 Animal production > 300303 Animal nutrition @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 10 ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL PRIMARY PRODUCTS > 1004 Livestock raising > 100412 Sheep for meat @ 100% |
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