Table 1: Nutritional quality of sunflower, immature corn, and mature corn silage, alfalfa hay (harvested in early bloom) and timothy bay (harvested in late vegetative stage).1 Silage Hay Sunflower Immature corn Mature corn Alfalfa Ti % of dry matter Total digestible nutrients 67.0 60.0 69.0 58.0 Crude protein 11-12 8.2 7.8 18.0 Ether extract 10-12 2.6 2.9 2.2 Crude fiber 31.0 31.0 23.0 31.0 Acid detergent fiber 32.0 --- 31.0 38.0
quality of pork. However Wood et al. (2004) juiciness, and beef flavor. reported that a low-protein finishing diet Feeding antioxidants has been of signifi- increased tenderness and juiciness but cant interest with respect to maintaining post- decreased flavor quality of pork. harvest meat quality (Guo et al. 2006). Rosenvold et al. (2001) reported that Vitamin E locates in the cell membrane in feeding finishing diets low in digestible car- proximity to phospholipids. It can prevent bohydrate can reduce muscle glycogen stores development of free radicals in membranes in slaughter pigs without compromising ante- and postmortem (Onibi et al. 2000). growth rate. This diet reduced μ-calpain Garber et al. (1996) reported that vitamin E activity and increased calpastatin activity, supplementation increased muscle alpha-
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