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Dietary supplementation with vegetable oils with low n-6:n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratios improves the intramuscular fat and fatty acid composition of growing-finishing pigs

  • 2022
  • Issue: 6
  • Volume: 52
S.S. Jiang, F. Wei, D.L.Y.E. Abulahaiti, C.C. Tian, L. Fu, J.X. Lu, & G.H. Zhang Page: 819 - 832

This study investigated the effects of different n-6:n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) ratios in pig diets using vegetable oil supplementation on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and fatty acid composition in the longissimus dorsi muscle (LM) and subcutaneous adipose…

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Effects of Rhus coriaria on nutrient composition, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and colour of thigh meat in heat-stressed broilers

  • 2015
  • Issue: 1
  • Volume: 45
A. Sharbati, M. Daneshyar, A. Aghazadeh, J. Aliakbarlu & F. Hamian Page: 49 - 55

Heat stress negatively affects the meat quality in broiler chickens, as indicated by lipid peroxidation. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 0.0, 2.5, 5.0 and 10 g sumac fruit powder/kg of the diet, along with…

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Fatty acid profile of zebu beef cattle from the Central African sub-region

  • 2014
  • Issue: 2
  • Volume: 44
B.M. Nfor, M. Corazzin, F.A. Fonteh, A. Sepulcri, N.T. Aziwo & E. Piasentier Page: 148 - 154

This study analysed the meat fatty acid (FA) composition of three zebu breeds, Gudali (GU), White Fulani (WF) and Red Mbororo (RM), raised on savannah pasture and monitored in the commercial context of the Yaoundé abattoir. Samples of m. longissimus…

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Characteristic of slaughter value and meat quality of three synthetic pig lines

  • 2010
  • Issue: 3
  • Volume: 40
W. Przybylski, D. Jaworska, E. Olczak, I. Namysław, K. Kajak-Siemaszko, V. Santé-Lhoutellier and S. Niemyjski Page: 198 - 203

The aim of the study was to evaluate the quality of meat in different lines of pigs with consideration of the intramuscular fat level of the longissimus muscle. The research was conducted on 60 pigs from three pig lines, P76,…

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