Fatty acid profile of pork from a local and a commercial breed
This study investigated the effects of breed on the fatty acid compositions of the <i>Longissimus thoracis et lumborum</i> (LTL) of gilts and barrows. Although only one muscle was analyzed, the results gave a good indication of the effect that breed and sex may have on the fatty acid com...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Archives Animal Breeding |
| Online Access: | http://www.arch-anim-breed.net/58/379/2015/aab-58-379-2015.pdf |
| Summary: | This study investigated the effects of breed on the fatty acid compositions of
the <i>Longissimus thoracis et lumborum</i> (LTL) of gilts and barrows.
Although only one muscle was analyzed, the results gave a good indication of
the effect that breed and sex may have on the fatty acid compositions of the
meat. Breed exhibited a significant effect on the fatty acid composition of
pigs, whereas the effects of sex were found to be minor. Higher contents of
intramuscular fat (IMF), C16 : 1, C18 : 1 and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs); darker color of meat; and lower cholesterol
content, drip loss, C18 : 0, C18 : 2, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), n-6 and n-6 : n-3 ratios were found in the LTL
muscle of Pulawska pigs compared with Polish Landrace pigs. Meat of Pulawska
pigs is especially suitable for the production of good-quality, cured and smoked
loin for longer storage. Fat content was higher in barrows than in gilts, and
as a consequence the IMF from barrows had higher saturated fatty acid proportions
and hypercholesterolemic acids (OFAs) as well as lower C18 : 1 than that from gilts. |
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| ISSN: | 0003-9438 2363-9822 |