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ArticleTropical animal health and production2025

Beef quality attributes of cattle fed diets containing graded levels of spineless cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) cladodes.

Silungile Mkhosi, Farouk Semwogerere, Gajana Sabelo Christian, Ntuthuko Raphael Mkhize, Tlou Julius Tjelele, Emiliano Raffrenato, Kennedy Dzama, Voster Muchenje, Phillip Evert Strydom, Cletos Mapiye

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Silungile MkhosiDepartment of Livestock and Pasture Science, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, P/Bag X1314, Alice, 5700, South Africa.
Farouk SemwogerereDepartment of Animal Sciences, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa.
Gajana Sabelo ChristianDepartment of Livestock and Pasture Science, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, P/Bag X1314, Alice, 5700, South Africa.
Ntuthuko Raphael MkhizeAgricultural Research Council, Animal Production Institute, P/Bag X02, Irene, Pretoria, 0062, South Africa.
Tlou Julius TjeleleAgricultural Research Council, Animal Production Institute, P/Bag X02, Irene, Pretoria, 0062, South Africa.
Emiliano RaffrenatoDepartment of Animal Sciences, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa.
Kennedy DzamaDepartment of Animal Sciences, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa.
Voster MuchenjeDepartment of Livestock and Pasture Science, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, P/Bag X1314, Alice, 5700, South Africa.
Phillip Evert StrydomDepartment of Animal Sciences, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa.
Cletos MapiyeDepartment of Animal Sciences, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa. cmapiye@sun.ac.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1474-8648

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The study aimed to assess the physicochemical attributes, fatty acid profile, oxidative stability and sensory characteristics of beef from heifers fed finishing diets with varying inclusion levels of dehydrated spineless cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) cladodes for 90 days. A total of 32 Nguni heifers, aged 36 months, were randomly allocated to four dietary groups: 13% dehydrated cactus, 26% dehydrated cactus, commercial and control diets based on Eragrostis teff hay, Medicago sativa, yellow maize and soybean meal. Following slaughter, the longissimus thoracis muscles were harvested from each carcass to assess meat quality attributes. Beef from heifers fed a 26% cactus diet had higher (P < 0.05) moisture and 18:2n-6 contents than the control diet. Meat ash, crude protein, intramuscular fat and c9-18:1 content tended (P ≤ 0.10) to be lower while total PUFA and SFA contents tended to be higher (P ≤ 0.10) for the 26% cactus diet than for the other diets. Diet and its interaction with retail display and ageing period did not influence (P > 0.05) meat oxidative stability and ageing attributes, but their individual effects were significant. Cactus diets had lower (P < 0.05) meat redness, yellowness, chroma, lipid oxidation and overall tenderness than the other diets. Meat redness, chroma and instrumental tenderness declined (P < 0.05) while meat hue, metmyoglobin, drip loss, lipid oxidation, juiciness, overall tenderness and grassy flavour increased (P < 0.05) with retail display or ageing period. In conclusion, dehydrated cactus can be incorporated into beef finisher diets up to a 26% inclusion level without negatively influencing meat quality.

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Animal FeedDietMeatOpuntiaRed MeatAnimal Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaAnimalsCattleFatty AcidsFemaleFatty AcidsBeef qualityKeeping qualityNutritional qualityPrickly pear

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