CP24046Profiling the omega-3 content of annual and perennial forages during growth and development and the relationship with other quality parameters
E. H. Clayton 
, T. J. Dale, P. Orchard, H. M. Burns, W. M. Pitt, S. M. Hildebrand and J. B. Ward
, T. J. Dale, P. Orchard, H. M. Burns, W. M. Pitt, S. M. Hildebrand and J. B. Ward
Omega-3 levels in pasture-fed beef and lamb are related to its availability in the forage plants grazed by livestock. We measured how omega-3 levels changed at different stages of plant development in four species of forages in south-eastern Australia. Omega-3 was richest in clover and least abundant in oats, diminishing as plants matured. Grazing forages at earlier developmental stages and maximising the amount of crude protein available for growth will increase the amount of omega-3 in plant material.
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