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Vet Mex 2001; 32 (1)

Causes of yellow fat deposited in carcasses of bovines finished on pasture

Mora IO, Shimada MA

Language: English/Spanish
References: 55
Page: 63-71
PDF size: 67.47 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Most beef cattle are finished on pasture in Mexico. Adipose tissue of these animals may show some degree of yellow pigmentation, and because of the downgrading or even rejection of the resulting carcasses; economic losses are caused to producers. Yellowness of fat is due to carotenoids present in the diet. In this paper, the metabolism of these compounds at digestive-and tisular levels is studied. Although some practical solutions are currently available, they are not economically feasible, thus the need to know more about the causes of the deposition of the pigment, to then, look for better solutions to solve this problem.


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