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The Effect of Ingested Menhaden and Coconut Oils upon the Firmness of Beef Fat¹

Iowa State College

Abstract

A study was undertaken to determine whether there was any relation between the firmness of beef fat and the amount or kinds of oils ingested by fattening steer calves. Nothing, except the analogy with swine, was found in the literature to indicate that body fats were influenced by oils contained in the feed. Rations containing liberal allowances of whole soybeans, soybean oil and corn oil were fed to steers. In another test five steers were fed individually so that the feed consumption by each steer could be measured. One of these steers was used as a check, two were given Menhaden oil and two coconut oil. These two oils were fed in addition to a basal ration of shelled corn, linseed oilmeal and alfalfa hay. This work was reported in 19342. The data obtained indicated that fattening rations containing liberal allowances of whole soybeans, rather large quantities of soybean oil, corn oil, Menhaden oil or coconut oil, even when fed for 240 to 250 days, did not influence the firmness of the body fat.

¹ Paper No. J-321 in the Journal Series of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa, A. H. Project 270.