Abstract
We used visible spectroscopy of fat to discriminate lambs that were pasture-fed (n=76), concentrate-fed (n=79) or concentrate-finished after pasture-feeding (n=69). The reflectance spectrum of perirenal and subcutaneous caudal fat was measured at slaughter and 24h post mortem. In Method 1 (W450–510), the optical data were used at wavelengths in the range of 450–510nm to calculate an index quantifying light absorption by carotenoids. In Method 2 (W400–700), the full set of data at wavelengths in the range of 400–700nm was used to differentiate carcasses using PLS-DA as a classification method. W400–700 proved more reliable than W450–510 (P<0.0001). The proportion of correctly classified lambs using W400–700 was 95.6% and 95.9% for measurements made on perirenal fat at slaughter and 24h post mortem. The intensity of light absorption by carotenoids decreased exponentially with live weight gain during the finishing period.
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