Table 5.
Proximate and fatty acid composition of tissues from wethers born to ewes consuming endophyte-infected (E+) or endophyte-free (E−) fescue during MID (d 35-85) and LATE (d 86- parturition) gestation.
| Maternal Fescue Treatment 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E−/E− | E+/E− | E−/E+ | E+/E+ | SE | |
| Lambs (n) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
| Ground Lamb | |||||
| Moisture, % | 60.80 | 60.54 | 60.30 | 59.66 | 2.63 |
| Crude protein, % | 19.87 | 19.03 | 19.78 | 19.56 | 3.06 |
| Total lipid, % | 21.51 | 21.72 | 21.76 | 22.78 | 3.12 |
| Liver | |||||
| Moisture, % | 70.72 | 70.77 | 71.12 | 70.63 | 0.64 |
| Crude protein, % | 19.23 | 19.66 | 19.15 | 19.56 | 1.16 |
| Total lipid, % | 2.86 | 2.86 | 2.82 | 2.94 | 0.61 |
| Longissimus Muscle | |||||
| Moisture, % | 73.61 | 74.15 | 74.05 | 73.98 | 0.77 |
| Crude protein, % | 20.04 | 20.02 | 19.48 | 19.37 | 1.27 |
| Total lipid, % | 3.40 | 3.02 | 3.13 | 3.21 | 0.77 |
| Semitendinosus | |||||
| Moisture, % | 74.14 | 74.11 | 74.06 | 74.36 | 0.82 |
| Crude protein, % | 19.34 | 18.92 | 19.03 | 18.24 | 1.50 |
| Total lipid, % | 3.81 | 3.84 | 3.76 | 3.86 | 0.86 |
1 Fescue seed treatment: wethers born to ewes fed endophyte-free (E−) or endophyte-infected (E+) tall fescue seed during MID gestation (d35 to 85) and/or LATE gestation (d 86 to parturition).