Mineral content of longissimus dorsi thoracis from water buffalo and Zebu-influenced cattle at four comparative ages

Abstract The longissimus dorsi thoracis (LDT) of 64 water buffalo and 68 Zebu-influenced cattle was used to determine the mineral content variation (mg/100 g of fresh tissue) according to species, age (7, 17, 19 and 24 months-of-age, MOA) and gender (steers and bulls). Buffalo LDT had higher concentrations of K, Mn, Fe, Zn and Cu at weaning ( P P P