• DOI:10.1071/AN10132
Corpus ID: 56326964

Prime Australian lamb supplies key nutrients for human health

@article{Pannier2010PrimeAL,
  title={Prime Australian lamb supplies key nutrients for human health},
  author={L. Pannier and E. N. Ponnampalam and G. Gardner and D. Hopkins and A. Ball and R. Jacob and K. Pearce and D. Pethick},
  journal={Animal Production Science},
  year={2010},
  volume={50},
  pages={1115-1122}
}

• L. Pannier, E. N. Ponnampalam, +5 authors D. Pethick
• Published 2010
• Biology
• Animal Production Science

This study investigated genetic and non-genetic factors affecting the iron, zinc and omega-3 fatty acid levels of fresh lamb meat. Results from the 2007 progeny of the Australian Sheep Industry Cooperative Research Centre Information Nucleus flock, similar to 2000 lambs, are presented here. The average level of iron and zinc in lamb muscle was 2.05 and 2.31 mg/100 g, respectively. The iron level was 103% of that required to claim lamb as a 'good source' of iron for men of all ages and women… Expand

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