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Diet has Minimal Impact on Australian Consumer Palitability

L Pannier, L Zhao, D J Brown, Ken Geenty, G E Gardner, D W Pethick

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Abstract

This study tested the palatability of lamb meat derived from pasture versus grain finishing systems. The loin and topside muscles from 105 lambs were collected. Sensory scores were generated using untrained consumers who tasted 5 day aged grilled steaks, scoring tenderness, juiciness, flavour and overall liking. Consumer scores did not differ in female lambs fed grain or pasture diets. However in wether lambs palatability scores for overall liking, tenderness and juiciness were higher for those on grain compared to those on pasture. Correcting for intramuscular fat accounted for most of these differences. These results confirm that Australian consumers do prefer grain-fed lamb meat, but only in wether lambs.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 63rd International Congress of Meat Science and Technology
EditorsDeclan Troy, Ciara McDonnell, Laura Hinds, Joseph Kerry
Place of PublicationWageningen, Netherlands
PublisherWageningen Academic Publishers
Pages803-804
ISBN (Print)9789086863136, 9789086868605
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
EventICoMST 2017: 63rd International Congress of Meat Science and Technology - Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork, Ireland
Duration: 13 Aug 201718 Aug 2017

Conference

ConferenceICoMST 2017: 63rd International Congress of Meat Science and Technology
CityCork, Ireland
Period13/08/1718/08/17

Keywords

  • Animal Breeding

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