ME 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Bushmeat, Wart, White Meat
23 Jan 2018
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Non traditional meats: yak, camels, deer, goats, llamas and alpaca, water buffalo, bison, kangaroo, wild boar, rabbit, alligator, reptiles, frogs, giant snails, caterpillars. No boundaries, size, or species: wild, domesticated, or domesticated animals for meat production not limited to mammalian family. Many species have been used in diverse regions for food. Goats, camels, yak, reindeer, llamas, and alpaca herded for centuries where terrain was too steep, too dry, too cold, or too hot for crops. Converting most unfavorable scrub into food and energy. Exceptionally well adapted to sparse vegetation, harsh terrains, extreme climate conditions. Only grass-fed beef reached the target of more than 30 mg of long chain -3. Fa/100 g muscle as recommended by food standard australia and new zealand for a food to be considered a source of omega-3 fatty acids. Grain feeding decreases functional lipid components (long chain -3 fa and cla) while increasing trans 18:1 and saturated fa levels.
