Stephan van Vliet, Amanda D Blair, Lydia M Hite, Jennifer Cloward, Robert E Ward, Carter Kruse, Herman A van Wietmarchsen, Nick van Eekeren, Scott L Kronberg, Frederick D Provenza
BACKGROUND: With rising concerns regarding the effects of red meat on human and environmental health, a growing number of livestock producers are exploring ways to improve production systems. A promising avenue includes agro-ecological practices such as rotational grazing of locally adapted ruminants. Additionally, growing consumer interest in pasture-finished meat (i.e., grass-fed) has raised questions about its nutritional composition. Thus, the goal of this study was to determine the impact of two common finishing systems in North American bison-pasture-finished or pen-finished on concentrates for 146 d-on metabolomic, lipidomic, and fatty acid profiles of striploins (M...
April 1, 2023: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology