Feedlot growth performance and carcass characteristics of steers backgrounded on buffel grass or buffel-Desmanthus mixed pastures.

Feedlot performance and carcass characteristics of tropical beef steers backgrounded on buffel grass () only or buffel grass oversown with desmanthus ( spp. ; 11.5% initial sward botanical composition) were evaluated.

Effect of incremental proportions of Desmanthus spp. in isonitrogenous forage diets on growth performance, rumen fermentation and plasma metabolites of pen-fed growing Brahman, Charbray and Droughtmaster crossbred beef steers.

Desmanthus (Desmanthus spp.), a tropically adapted pasture legume, is highly productive and has the potential to reduce methane emissions in beef cattle. However, liveweight gain response to desmanthus supplementation has been inconclusive in ruminants.

Lipid Metabolism, Carcass Characteristics and Muscle Fatty Acid Composition of Tropical Crossbred Beef Cattle in Response to spp. Forage Backgrounding.

Lipid metabolism, carcass characteristics and fatty acid (FA) composition of the (loin eye) muscle were evaluated in tropical crossbred steers backgrounded on spp. (desmanthus) with or without feedlot finishing. It was hypothesized that steers backgrounded on isonitrogenous diets augmented with incremental proportions of desmanthus will produce carcasses with similar characteristics and FA composition.

Response to Climate Change: Evaluation of Methane Emissions in Northern Australian Beef Cattle on a High Quality Diet Supplemented with Using Open-Circuit Respiration Chambers and GreenFeed Emission Monitoring Systems.

The main objective of this study was to compare the effect of supplementing beef cattle with cv. JCU2, cv. JCU4, cv.

Plasma Metabolites, Productive Performance and Rumen Volatile Fatty Acid Profiles of Northern Australian Steers Supplemented with and Lucerne.

The hypothesis tested was that tropical steers supplemented with the legume and lucerne, a widely characterized temperate legume of high nutritive value, would elicit similar responses in plasma metabolite profiles, productive performance, nitrogen retention, and volatile fatty acids (VFA). The tannin-binding compound, polyethylene glycol-4000 (PEG), was added to the diets (160 g/kg dry matter) with the objective of further exploring nitrogen (N) utilization in the animals supplemented with relative to lucerne. From February to June 2020, sixteen yearling Brangus steers (average liveweight of 232 ± 6 kg) were fed a background diet of Rhodes grass () hay for 28 days, before introducing three cultivars ( cv.

Supplementing Northern Australian Beef Cattle with Tropical Legume Reduces In-Vivo Methane Emissions.

The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of supplementing beef cattle with incremental levels of cv. JCU1 and cv. JCU4 on in vivo methane (CH) emissions and the role of tannins in rumen fermentation.

Diet and Genetics Influence Beef Cattle Performance and Meat Quality Characteristics.

A comprehensive review of the impact of tropical pasture grazing, nutritional supplementation during feedlot finishing and fat metabolism-related genes on beef cattle performance and meat-eating traits is presented. Grazing beef cattle on low quality tropical forages with less than 5.6% crude protein, 10% soluble starches and 55% digestibility experience liveweight loss.

Methane Emissions and the Use of in Beef Cattle Production in Northern Australia.

The Australian beef industry is a major contributor to the economy with an estimated annual revenue generation of over seven billion dollars. The tropical state of Queensland accounted for 48% of Australian beef and veal production in 2018. As the third biggest beef exporter in the world, Australia supplies 3% of the world's beef exports and its agricultural sector accounts for an estimated 13.

Conjugated linoleic acid-enriched beef production.

Canadian beef consumption is approximately 31 kg per annum, or a third of all meats consumed. Beef is a nutrient-rich food, providing good quality protein, vitamins B-6 and B-12, niacin, iron, and zinc. However, animal fats have gained the reputation of being less healthy.