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The relationship between blood lipid indicators and carcass traits and with the concentration of omega-3 fatty acids in the longissimus dorsi muscle of growing pigs
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The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, 05-110 Jabłonna, Poland
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Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzębiec, 05-552 Magdalenka, Poland
Publication date: 2014-11-27
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S. Raj
The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, 05-110 Jabłonna, Poland
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2014;23(4):337-345
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ABSTRACT
The relationship between blood lipid indicators, subcutaneous and
intramuscular fat contents and with the concentration of omega-3 fatty acids in
the musculus longissimus dorsi (MLD) was investigated to search for biomarkers
specifically associated with one of these relationships. The study was carried
out on 32 gilts growing from 60 to 105 kg body weight (BW). The pigs were
fed control (C) or experimental diets (L, M and H) in which 10% of metabolizable
energy of diet C was replaced by 3.5% of fat mixtures that introduced in the
different ratios of omega-3 fatty acids into the diets. The pigs were slaughtered
at 105 kg BW and the serum concentrations of total protein (TP), triglycerides
(TRIG), total cholesterol (CHOL), and high-, low-, and very low-density lipoproteins
(HDL, LDL, VLDL, respectively) were determined. Backfat thickness,
meat content in the carcass, and the fatty acid composition of MLD were estimated.
Increased omega-3 fatty acid contents in the diet resulted in decreased
concentrations of blood lipid indicators. TRIG displayed a significant correlation
with meat content and backfat thickness in the carcass (r = –0.54, P < 0.01 or
r = 0.43, P < 0.05). Also, a significant correlation was found between TRIG in
the blood and the concentration of eicosapentaenoic and docosapentaenoic
acids in the MLD (average r = –0.56, P < 0.01) and between CHOL in the
blood and the concentration of linolenic acid in the MLD (r = –0.61, P < 0.01).
Although the presented relationships were shown to be statistically significant,
these blood lipid indicators should be viewed with caution as biomarkers specifically
associated with carcass fatness.
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