title: Flavor compounds and quality parameters of chevon as influenced by sericea lespedeza hay.
abstract: This research assessed the utilization of sericea lespedeza (SL,  Lespedeza cuneata ) hay, a highly condensed tannin (CT) forage (87-181 g CT/kg), as a dietary regimen of meat goats, and thereby the effects on physicochemical properties of goat meat (chevon) and flavor compounds in cooked chevon chops were evaluated. Although it is commonly believed that higher amounts of CT can have deleterious effects on animal performance due to low digestibility and low voluntary intakes in ruminants, feeding meat goats with SL hay increased the body weight compared to goats fed bermudagrass hay without altering the chemical composition and meat quality of chevon. Feeding SL hay to meat goats also did not significantly influence the flavor volatiles in cooked chevon chops. The findings indicate that SL hay can be used as a low-input forage to replace expensive forages.
authors.affiliation: Georgia Small Ruminant Research and Extension Center, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA 31030, United States. leej@fvsu.edu
authors.forename: Jung Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Manohar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vanguru
authors.forename: Danier A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Govind
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kannan
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Terrill
authors.forename: Brou
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kouakou
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D003296:Cooking; D005421:Flavoring Agents / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D006041:Goats / Q000378:metabolism*; D029884:Lespedeza / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D044945:Proanthocyanidins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D011786:Quality Control
chemical_list: D005421:Flavoring Agents; D044945:Proanthocyanidins