Consumption of high energy maize diets is associated with increased soluble collagen in muscle of Holstein bulls

Meat Science
C C G SilvaH J D Rosa

Abstract

The aim was to investigate whether energy supplementation of gazing bulls can influence collagen concentration and solubility in three different muscles: longissimus dorsi (LD), semitendinosus (ST) and supraspinatus (SS). Thirty three Holstein bulls aged 15 months and reared on grass, were randomly assigned to three treatment groups for 85 days: fed grass ad libitum (G1-control); fed grass ad libitum and supplemented with 4 kg day(-1) of ground maize (G2); fed grass ad libitum and supplemented with 8 kg day(-1) of ground maize (G3). Total collagen content did not differ (P>0.05) among treatments, however, soluble (heat-labile) collagen was significantly (P<0.001) higher in meat from G3 (34%, 23% and 25% for LD, ST and SS, respectively), compared with G1-control (24%, 18% and 17% in LD, ST and SS, respectively). Overall, these results suggest that meat tenderness of grazing bulls may be improved by supplementing with ground maize (8 kg day(-1)).

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