AUTHOR=Costa Thays Syntya Antunes da , Silva Jamile Andréa Rodrigues da , Faturi Cristian , Silva André Guimarães Maciel e , do Rêgo Aníbal Coutinho , Monteiro Edwana Mara M. , Budel Juliana Cristina de Castro , Castro Vinícius Costa Gomes de , Barbosa Antônio Vinicius Corrêa , Silva Welligton Conceição da , Lourenço-Junior José de Brito TITLE=Evaluation of the quality of meat and carcasses from sheep fed diets containing three types of oils JOURNAL=Frontiers in Veterinary Science VOLUME=10 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1103516 DOI=10.3389/fvets.2023.1103516 ISSN=2297-1769 ABSTRACT=

The objective of this research was to evaluate the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the carcass and meat of lambs fed with different types of oil. Thirty male, uncastrated, mixed breed (Santa Inês × Dorper) sheep were used in this experiment and were distributed in random blocks with three treatments and 10 replicates per treatment, where each animal represents a replicated experimental unit. The three treatments were the following experimental diets: soybean oil in natura; soybean oil after use in frying, and palm oil (Elaeis guineensis). The oils were incorporated into the sheep diets at a level of 4%. Carcasses were evaluated for hot and cold yield, loss due to cooling, finish, conformation, internal fat concentration, morphometric measurements, tissue composition, and commercial cuts. The addition of soybean oil in natura, residual soybean oil from frying, and palm oil to the sheep diets did not alter any of the evaluated characteristics, which therefore can be interpreted as favoring the use of any of these three oils as a supplement to their diet, and the three oils imparted good characteristics to the carcasses and the meat.