Suplementação de vitamina D3 na dieta e exposição à luz solar alteram cor e fragmentação miofribilar de carne de Bos indicus sem causar impacto no desempenho e maciez / Vitamina D3 supplementation in the diet and sunlight exposure alter the beef color and myofibrillar fragmentation in Bos indicus without impact on animal performance and tenderness

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2008

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The beef tenderness improvement through the vitamin D3 supplementation in the diet has been challenged by inefficient results after pre-slaughter treatment and additionally possible negative impacts on the animal performance. The vitamin D3 can be synthesized in the animal through the action of the ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sunlight, reaching maximal production at low latitudes. This work aimed to verify the possible interaction between vitamin D3 supplementation in the diet and sunlight exposure on the animal performance and their implications on the carcass and beef quality in Bos indicus. Forty-one Nellore castrated bulls (µ=411±38 kg) were feedlot for 45 days, after being assigned to 6 treatments: T1) No vitamin D3 supplementation (NV) or shade (NS); T2) NV with shade (WS 50% UV filtration); T3) With 2x106 UI of vitamin D3 for 2 days consecutive pre-slaughter (WV2) + NS; T4) WV2 + WS; T5) With 2x106 UI of vitamin D3 for 8 days consecutive pre-slaughter (WV8)+ NS; and T6) WV8 + WS. The postmortem measures were taken in the Longissimus dorsi muscle. The experimental design used was completely randomized blocks with 3 (vitamin D3 levels) x 2 (sunlight exposure conditions) factorial arrangements. There were no effect (P>0.05) on the performance variables. Lower fat thickness (P=0.09), hot (P=0.08) and cold (P=0.10) carcass weight were found for T6 compared to T5 (1.8±0.6mm; 240.5±3.0 and 236.6±3.0kg vs 3.4±0.6mm, 251.2±3.2 and 246.1±3.2kg, respectively). Plasma ionized calcium concentrations did not differ (P>0.05) between the treatments either before or after vitamin D3 supplementation. The WV8 level increased the fragmentation (P=0.09) in NS animals with regard to the WS (22.3±1.5 vs 18.3±1.5, respectively). However, the NS animals presented the lower total muscle calcium concentration (P<0.05) with relation to the WS. There were no effect on the shear force, being only observed differences (P<0.05) at aging times of 1, 7 and 21 days (10.4±0.5; 8.8±0.5 and 6.8±0.5 kgf, respectively). The WS animals showed the lower carcass temperatures (15.07±0.29ºC; P=0.05) and the higher total losses (28.9±0.5%; P=0.06). The WV8 level was efficient to increase L* (P=0.065), a* (P=0.02) and b* (P<0.001) compared to WV2 (32.3±0.5; 17.0±0.4 and 4.5±0.2 vs 30.5±0.5; 15.8±0.4 and 3.5±0.2; respectively). For these values, the WV2 level did not differ (P>0.05) in relation to NV (31.6±0.5; 15.5±0.4 and 3.3±0.2). NS (34.5±0.5) animals presented the higher (P<0.05) L* values at 24 hours postmortem than WS (32.6±0.5). Vitamin D3 supplementation in the diet and sunlight exposure did not affect animal performance and beef tenderness. The vitamin D3 can alter beef lightness. The sunlight exposure can also improve the beef lightness and interact with the vitamin D3 supplementation to define the myofibrillar fragmentation.

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carcass meat and meat products carcaça suplementação vitamínicas para animais dieta anima cálcio carnes e derivados animal diet calcium vitamina d. vitaminic supplements for animals vitamin d.

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