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A note on partial replacement of maize with rice bran
in the pig diet on meat and backfat fatty acids
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Departamento de Nutrición, Bromatología y Tecnología de los Alimentos,
Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid,
28040 Madrid, Spain
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Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Carne, Universidad Complutense de Madrid,
Avda. Puerta de Hierro s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Embrapa Suinos e Aves, RB 153. Km 110,
CEP: 89700-000 Concórdia-SC, Brazil
Publication date: 2006-07-05
Corresponding author
L. de la Hoz
Departamento de Nutrición, Bromatología y Tecnología de los Alimentos,
Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid,
28040 Madrid, Spain
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2006;15(3):427-433
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ABSTRACT
The effect of partial substitution of maize with rice bran (maize/rice bran, 62/38, w/w) on feed intake per
animal, weight gain per animal at growing-finishing period (kg), feed conversion ratio, weight at slaughter
(kg) and fatty acid composition of pork leg and backfat has been studied. The use of diets with maize and
rice bran (M/RB) increased (P<0.05) the feed conversion ratio to 3.17 while a value of 3.02 was obtained
when maize diets (M) were used. Weights at slaughter were 107.5 and 119.9 kg in animal feed with M/RB
and M, respectively. The fatty acid composition of backfat and pork leg was modified by the use of rice bran.
In general, tissues from animals fed with M/RB diets showed higher concentrations (P<0.05) of C18:2n-6,
C18:3n-3 and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) (n-6 and n-3) than that found in M diet.
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