Effects of dietary supplementation of vitamin E on storage and caselife properties of lamb retail cuts.
Thirty wether lambs were randomly assigned to three treatments consisting of a control (C) and two vitamin E-supplemented treatments (VE), one fed 500 IU of vitamin E.lamb-1.d-1 (E500) and the other fed 1,000 IU of vitamin E.lamb-1.d-1 (E1000). After a 56-d feeding period, lambs were slaughtered and carcass traits were evaluated. Wholesale legs and loins were vacuum-packaged, stored at 4 degrees C for 7, 14, 21, or 28 d, fabricated into retail cuts, and packaged and displayed to simulate retail industry conditions. The E1000 lambs gained less (P < .05) (kg/d; total gain) and had lower (P < .05) carcass weights than the E500 lambs. Alpha-tocopherol levels in the longissimus lumborum were higher (P < .05) (5.79 vs 3.50 micrograms/g of tissue) for VE than for C; however, there was no difference in alpha-tocopherol level in longissimus lumborum between E500 and E1000. Leg retail cuts experienced greater (P < .05) lipid oxidation and received lower (P < .05) lean color scores than did loin retail cuts. Less (P < .05) lipid oxidation occurred from 1 to 7 d of display in VE retail cuts than in C retail cuts. Longer storage periods before retail display resulted in greater (P < .05) lipid oxidation at both 1 and 7 d of display and a higher (P < .05) rate of lipid oxidation during the display period. Supplementing vitamin E had the greatest effect in reducing lipid oxidation when cuts were stored for longer periods before retail display.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Wulf
D M
DM
Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, USA.
Morgan
J B
JB
Sanders
S K
SK
Tatum
J D
JD
Smith
G C
GC
Williams
S
S
D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet / Q000662:veterinary*; D005519:Food Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D005527:Food, Fortified; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000592:standards*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011897:Random Allocation; D012756:Sheep / Q000378:metabolism*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*
D014810:Vitamin E