title: Daidzein enhances intramuscular fat deposition and improves meat quality in finishing steers.
abstract: An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of soy isoflavone daidzein on carcass characteristics, fat deposition, meat quality, and blood metabolites in finishing steers. Fourteen crossbred steers were used in a 120-d finishing study. These steers were stratified by weight into groups and randomly allotted by group to one of two dietary treatments: (1) control and (2) daidzein (500 mg/kg concentrate). The steers were fed a 90% concentrate diet. Supplemental daidzein did not affect slaughter weight, hot carcass weight, and dressing percentage, but tended to reduce fat proportion (not including intramuscular fat) in carcass and backfat thickness of steers. The carcass bone proportion was greater in steers fed daidzein diets than those fed control diets. Daidzein supplementation reduced pH at 24 h after slaughtered and moisture content and increased isocitrate dehydrogenase activity, fat content (16.28% and 7.94%), marbling score (5.29 and 3.36), redness (a*), and chroma (C*) values in longissimus muscle relative to control treatment. The concentrations of blood metabolites including glucose, blood urea nitrogen, triglyceride, total cholesterol, non-esterified fatty acid, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) were all lower in steers fed daidzein diets than those fed control diets. Current results suggest that supplemental daidzein can affect lipid metabolism, increase intramuscular fat content and marbling score, and improve meat quality in finishing steers. Daidzein should be a promising feed additive for production of high-quality beef meat.
authors.affiliation: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China.
authors.forename: Xiang-Hui
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China.
authors.forename: Zhu-Qing
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China.
authors.forename: Lin-Bin
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.affiliation: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China.
authors.forename: Can-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China.
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: -Zhou
authors.affiliation: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China.
authors.forename: Jian-Ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.affiliation: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China.
authors.forename: Chuan-Bian
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China.
authors.forename: Lan-Jiao
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China.
authors.forename: Chan-Juan
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China qumingren@126.com.
authors.forename: Mingren
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Qu
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D063427:Food Quality; D007521:Isocitrate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D007529:Isoflavones / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D050155:Lipogenesis / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007529:Isoflavones; D008055:Lipids; C004742:daidzein; D007521:Isocitrate Dehydrogenase
keywords: Daidzein; finishing steers; intramuscular fat; lipid metabolism; meat quality