Effects of bypass fat on buffalo carcass characteristics, meat nutrient contents and profitability

The deposition and distribution of buffalo body fats play a vital role in the quality of the buffalo carcass and are of great commercial value, since the carcass quality influences the profitability and consumer acceptability of ruminant meat. The current study examined the effect a mixture of 4% by...

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Main Authors: Mohd Azmi, Amirul Faiz, Mat Amin, Fhaisol, Ahmad, Hafandi, Mohd Nor, Norhariani, Goh, Yong Meng, Saad, Mohd Zamri, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki, Abdullah, Punimin, Irawan, Agung, Jayanegara, Anuraga, Abu Hassim, Hasliza
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Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
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author Mohd Azmi, Amirul Faiz
Mat Amin, Fhaisol
Ahmad, Hafandi
Mohd Nor, Norhariani
Goh, Yong Meng
Saad, Mohd Zamri
Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki
Abdullah, Punimin
Irawan, Agung
Jayanegara, Anuraga
Abu Hassim, Hasliza
author_facet Mohd Azmi, Amirul Faiz
Mat Amin, Fhaisol
Ahmad, Hafandi
Mohd Nor, Norhariani
Goh, Yong Meng
Saad, Mohd Zamri
Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki
Abdullah, Punimin
Irawan, Agung
Jayanegara, Anuraga
Abu Hassim, Hasliza
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description The deposition and distribution of buffalo body fats play a vital role in the quality of the buffalo carcass and are of great commercial value, since the carcass quality influences the profitability and consumer acceptability of ruminant meat. The current study examined the effect a mixture of 4% bypass fat and 26% concentrate supplementations in buffalo basal diet had on both the carcass characteristics and the proximate and fatty acid composition in longissimus thoracis et lumborum (LTL), supraspinatus (SS) and semitendinosus (ST) muscles of Murrah cross and swamp buffaloes. In addition, profit and loss analyses were performed to determine the profitability. This study employed a completely randomized 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with two diets, two breeds and four replicates per treatment. A total of sixteen buffaloes (eight buffaloes per breed, bodyweight 98.64 ± 1.93 kg) were randomly assigned into two dietary groups. The first group was given Diet A, which consisted of 70% Brachiaria decumbens + 30% concentrate, whereas the second group was given Diet B, which consisted of 70% Brachiaria decumbens + 26% concentrate + 4% bypass fat. The buffaloes were fed for 730 days before slaughter. The results showed that supplemented bypass fat significantly (p < 0.05) increased the pre-slaughter weight, hot and cold carcass weights, meat:fat ratio, pH at 24 h, moisture and crude protein of LTL, ST and SS, the ether extract of LTL and ST and the meat fatty acid of C16:0, C16:1, C18:1, PUFA n-6/n-3 and total MUFA. The carcass yield and carcass fat percentages, the ash content in ST, the EE in the SS muscle and the meat fatty acid of C18:3, total PUFA n-3, UFA/SFA and PUFA/SFA were significantly (p < 0.05) decreased. Furthermore, Murrah cross showed a significantly (p < 0.05) higher pre-slaughter weight, hot and cold carcass weights, carcass bone percentage and total fatty acid, but a lower (p < 0.05) meat:bone ratio, ash of LTL and CP of LTL and ST when compared to swamp buffaloes. No significant changes were found in the proximate composition of different types of muscle, but the ST muscle revealed significantly high C14:0, C16:0 and C18:1, and the SS muscle had high C18:2 and total fatty acid (p < 0.05). Supplementing using bypass fat increased the cost of buffalo feeding but resulted in a higher revenue and net profit. In conclusion, the concentrate and bypass fat supplementations in the buffalo diet could alter the nutrient compositions of buffalo meat without a detrimental effect on carcass characteristics, leading to a higher profit.
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spelling upm-969662022-11-29T08:54:01Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96966/ Effects of bypass fat on buffalo carcass characteristics, meat nutrient contents and profitability Mohd Azmi, Amirul Faiz Mat Amin, Fhaisol Ahmad, Hafandi Mohd Nor, Norhariani Goh, Yong Meng Saad, Mohd Zamri Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki Abdullah, Punimin Irawan, Agung Jayanegara, Anuraga Abu Hassim, Hasliza The deposition and distribution of buffalo body fats play a vital role in the quality of the buffalo carcass and are of great commercial value, since the carcass quality influences the profitability and consumer acceptability of ruminant meat. The current study examined the effect a mixture of 4% bypass fat and 26% concentrate supplementations in buffalo basal diet had on both the carcass characteristics and the proximate and fatty acid composition in longissimus thoracis et lumborum (LTL), supraspinatus (SS) and semitendinosus (ST) muscles of Murrah cross and swamp buffaloes. In addition, profit and loss analyses were performed to determine the profitability. This study employed a completely randomized 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with two diets, two breeds and four replicates per treatment. A total of sixteen buffaloes (eight buffaloes per breed, bodyweight 98.64 ± 1.93 kg) were randomly assigned into two dietary groups. The first group was given Diet A, which consisted of 70% Brachiaria decumbens + 30% concentrate, whereas the second group was given Diet B, which consisted of 70% Brachiaria decumbens + 26% concentrate + 4% bypass fat. The buffaloes were fed for 730 days before slaughter. The results showed that supplemented bypass fat significantly (p < 0.05) increased the pre-slaughter weight, hot and cold carcass weights, meat:fat ratio, pH at 24 h, moisture and crude protein of LTL, ST and SS, the ether extract of LTL and ST and the meat fatty acid of C16:0, C16:1, C18:1, PUFA n-6/n-3 and total MUFA. The carcass yield and carcass fat percentages, the ash content in ST, the EE in the SS muscle and the meat fatty acid of C18:3, total PUFA n-3, UFA/SFA and PUFA/SFA were significantly (p < 0.05) decreased. Furthermore, Murrah cross showed a significantly (p < 0.05) higher pre-slaughter weight, hot and cold carcass weights, carcass bone percentage and total fatty acid, but a lower (p < 0.05) meat:bone ratio, ash of LTL and CP of LTL and ST when compared to swamp buffaloes. No significant changes were found in the proximate composition of different types of muscle, but the ST muscle revealed significantly high C14:0, C16:0 and C18:1, and the SS muscle had high C18:2 and total fatty acid (p < 0.05). Supplementing using bypass fat increased the cost of buffalo feeding but resulted in a higher revenue and net profit. In conclusion, the concentrate and bypass fat supplementations in the buffalo diet could alter the nutrient compositions of buffalo meat without a detrimental effect on carcass characteristics, leading to a higher profit. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96966/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Mohd Azmi, Amirul Faiz and Mat Amin, Fhaisol and Ahmad, Hafandi and Mohd Nor, Norhariani and Goh, Yong Meng and Saad, Mohd Zamri and Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki and Abdullah, Punimin and Irawan, Agung and Jayanegara, Anuraga and Abu Hassim, Hasliza (2021) Effects of bypass fat on buffalo carcass characteristics, meat nutrient contents and profitability. Animals, 11 (11). pp. 1-20. ISSN 2076-2615 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3042 10.3390/ani11113042
spellingShingle Mohd Azmi, Amirul Faiz
Mat Amin, Fhaisol
Ahmad, Hafandi
Mohd Nor, Norhariani
Goh, Yong Meng
Saad, Mohd Zamri
Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki
Abdullah, Punimin
Irawan, Agung
Jayanegara, Anuraga
Abu Hassim, Hasliza
Effects of bypass fat on buffalo carcass characteristics, meat nutrient contents and profitability
title Effects of bypass fat on buffalo carcass characteristics, meat nutrient contents and profitability
title_full Effects of bypass fat on buffalo carcass characteristics, meat nutrient contents and profitability
title_fullStr Effects of bypass fat on buffalo carcass characteristics, meat nutrient contents and profitability
title_full_unstemmed Effects of bypass fat on buffalo carcass characteristics, meat nutrient contents and profitability
title_short Effects of bypass fat on buffalo carcass characteristics, meat nutrient contents and profitability
title_sort effects of bypass fat on buffalo carcass characteristics, meat nutrient contents and profitability
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