Journal
FOODS
Volume 10, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/foods10061364
Keywords
longissimus dorsii lumborum; multivariate analyses; proximate composition; fatty acid profile; mineral content; carcass traits; tropical beef cattle
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- Consejo de Desarrollo Cientifico y Humanistico de la Universidad del Zulia (CONDES-LUZ)
- Facultad de Agronomia, Universidad del Zulia, Venezuela
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Hierarchical cluster (HCA) and canonical correlation (CCA) analyses were employed to explore the multivariate relationships among chemical components of lean beef longissimus dorsii lumborum (LDL) and selected carcass traits of cattle fattened on pasture under tropical conditions. The study found that backfat thickness (BFT) and degree of marbling (MARBLING) were key variables highly correlated with total lipids (TLIPIDS), while carcass traits were poorly correlated with mineral content. Further analyses on the effects of sex condition on the associations among carcass traits and lipidic components are needed.
Hierarchical cluster (HCA) and canonical correlation (CCA) analyses were employed to explore the multivariate relationships among chemical components (proximate, mineral and lipidic components) of lean beef longissimus dorsii lumborum (LDL) and selected carcass traits of cattle fattened on pasture under tropical conditions (bulls, n = 60; steers, n = 60; from 2.5 to 4.0 years of age, estimated by dentition). The variables backfat thickness (BFT), Ca, Mn, Cu, C14:0, C15:0, and C20:0 showed the highest coefficients of variation. Three clusters were defined by the HCA. Out of all carcass traits, only BFT differed significantly (p < 0.001) among clusters. Clusters significantly (p < 0.001) differed for total lipids (TLIPIDS), moisture, dry matter (DM), fatty acid composition, cholesterol content, and mineral composition (except for Fe). The variables that define the canonical variate CARCASS were BFT and degree of marbling (MARBLING). TLIPIDS was the main variable for the PROXIMATE canonical variate, while C16:0 and C18:1c had the most relevant contribution to the LIPIDS canonical variate. BFT and MARBLING were highly cross-correlated with TLIPIDS which, in turn, was significantly affected by the IM lipid content. Carcass traits were poorly correlated with mineral content. These findings allow for the possibility to develop selection criteria based on BFT and/or marbling to sort carcasses, from grass-fed cattle fattened under tropical conditions, with differing nutritional values. Further analyses are needed to study the effects of sex condition on the associations among carcass traits and lipidic components.
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