Vitamin E stabilises the colour of 'out of season' lamb meat
Project start date: | 01 June 2010 |
Project end date: | 30 September 2010 |
Publication date: | 30 September 2010 |
Project status: | Completed |
Livestock species: | Sheep, Goat, Lamb, Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle |
Summary
This project defined the technical information to inform commercial lamb producers of the benefits of vitamin E supplementation, to ensure retail colour of lamb. The technical information included background effects on vitamin E, supplementation management and sources and costs of supplementation. The tip and tool is available on the MLA website here.