Two groups of finishing gilts were fed, for 4 weeks, a commercial feed enriched (2%) with either rapeseed oil or sunflower oil. Pig growth was monitored bi-weekly and the fatty acid composition of backfat andLongissimusmuscle was determined after slaughtering. Type of dietary oil affected significantly the fatty acid profile of pork fat, especially the C18:3n-3 concentration which was higher in pigs fed rapeseed oil than in those fed sunflower oil. The content of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) ofLongissimusmuscle was significantly higher than that of backfat, due to the its higher concentration of C18:1cis9 and C16:1. Differently, the long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) content was higher in backfat than inLongissimusmuscle. These results confirm that it is possible to manipulate the fatty acid composition of the diet, in order to improve the health properties of the adipose tissues of pork meat.

Effect of dietary oil supplementation on fatty acid profile of backfat and intramuscular fat in finishing pigs / Battacone, Gianni; Nudda, Anna; Pulina, Giuseppe; Rubattu, Roberto; Manca, Maria Grazia. - In: ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE. - ISSN 1828-051X. - 8:Suppl. 2(2009), pp. 477-479.

Effect of dietary oil supplementation on fatty acid profile of backfat and intramuscular fat in finishing pigs

Battacone, Gianni;Nudda, Anna;Pulina, Giuseppe;Rubattu, Roberto;Manca, Maria Grazia
2009-01-01

Abstract

Two groups of finishing gilts were fed, for 4 weeks, a commercial feed enriched (2%) with either rapeseed oil or sunflower oil. Pig growth was monitored bi-weekly and the fatty acid composition of backfat andLongissimusmuscle was determined after slaughtering. Type of dietary oil affected significantly the fatty acid profile of pork fat, especially the C18:3n-3 concentration which was higher in pigs fed rapeseed oil than in those fed sunflower oil. The content of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) ofLongissimusmuscle was significantly higher than that of backfat, due to the its higher concentration of C18:1cis9 and C16:1. Differently, the long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) content was higher in backfat than inLongissimusmuscle. These results confirm that it is possible to manipulate the fatty acid composition of the diet, in order to improve the health properties of the adipose tissues of pork meat.
2009
Effect of dietary oil supplementation on fatty acid profile of backfat and intramuscular fat in finishing pigs / Battacone, Gianni; Nudda, Anna; Pulina, Giuseppe; Rubattu, Roberto; Manca, Maria Grazia. - In: ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE. - ISSN 1828-051X. - 8:Suppl. 2(2009), pp. 477-479.
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
Battacone_G_Articolo_2009_Effect.pdf

accesso aperto

Tipologia: Versione editoriale (versione finale pubblicata)
Licenza: Non specificato
Dimensione 139.22 kB
Formato Adobe PDF
139.22 kB Adobe PDF Visualizza/Apri

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11388/262893
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus ND
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? ND
social impact