Meat fat from organic and summer finished cattle
contained higher concentrations of conjugated linoleic acid, its precursor vaccenic acid and individual omega-3
fatty acids and had a lower ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids compared with non-organic and winter
finished cattle respectively. The fat profile from summer finished organic beef aligns better to recommended
dietary guideline including those for long chain omega-3 fatty acids compared with that from winter finished,
non-organic steak.