Effects of partial replacement of sugarcane silage with Moringa oleifera silage on carcass traits and meat quality of lambs
Gustavo Delmilho, Adibe Luiz Abdalla, Natana Mendes Marques, Theyson Duarte Maranhão, Vagner Ovani da Silva, Lumena Souza Takahashi, Leticia dos Santos Menezes, Mauro Sartori Bueno, Rafael Silvio Bonilha Pinheiro, Márcia Mayumi Harada Haguiwara, Ricardo Lopes Dias da Costa · 2026
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Gustavo Delmilho and ten co-authors test a feed swap for finishing lambs in a study from two thousand twenty-six. They replaced half the sugarcane silage with Moringa oleifera silage, a tropical forage tree. Sixteen crossbred lambs were split between the standard and mixed diets for seventy-five days.
Lambs on the mixed diet had lower fasting and hot carcass weights. Fat cover and ribeye area did not differ, and neither did meat protein, fat, or ash. Color, tenderness, and oxidative stability were also unchanged. Cooking loss rose, though, signaling poorer water holding in the meat. The authors say moringa silage can serve as an alternative forage, so long as the weight and cooking trade-offs are accepted.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Gustavo Delmilho, Adibe Luiz Abdalla, Natana Mendes Marques, Theyson Duarte Maranhão, Vagner Ovani da Silva, Lumena Souza Takahashi, Leticia dos Santos Menezes, Mauro Sartori Bueno, Rafael Silvio Bonilha Pinheiro, Márcia Mayumi Harada Haguiwara, Ricardo Lopes Dias da Costa |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |