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  • Title: Concentration of antioxidants in two muscles of mature dairy cows from Azores.
    Author: Roseiro LC, Santos C, Gonçalves H, Moniz C, Afonso I, Tavares M, da Ponte DJ.
    Journal: Meat Sci; 2014 Feb; 96(2 Pt A):870-5. PubMed ID: 24211545.
    Abstract:
    This study evaluated the concentrations of α-tocopherol, β-carotene, creatine, carnosine, anserine and coenzyme Q10 in Longissimus dorsi (Ld) and Gluteus medius (Gm) muscles of culled dairy cows and the impact of age, production status before slaughter (dry-off vs lactating) and carcass weight on them. The effects of applying a finishing feeding regimen before slaughter were also examined. Gm muscle presented higher levels (P<0.001) of α-tocopherol (5.14 vs 3.61 μg · g(-1)) β-carotene (0.36 vs 0.27 μg · g(-1)), anserine (59.24 vs 43.25 mg · 100 g(-1)) and coenzyme Q10 (3.33 vs 1.73 mg · 100 g(-1)), and by contrast lower (P<0.05) creatine concentration (502.40 vs 527.28 mg · 100 g(-1)) than Ld. Dry-off and lactating cows differed significantly in α-tocopherol level (P<0.001) but not in the concentrations of the other compounds (P>0.05). The finishing feeding promoted higher mean concentrations of anserine and creatine but lower carnosine values (P>0.05) than directly slaughtered dry-off cows. The variation between muscles and from animal-to-animal makes it difficult to exactly define the antioxidant status of the dairy cow's meat.
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