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The fatty acid composition of backfat from Pietrain and Large White pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

J. D. Wood
J. D. Wood
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ARC Meat Research Institute, Langford, Nr Bristol, BS18 7DY
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The fatty acid composition of backfat from Pietrain and Large White pigs was examined. Both the inner and outer layers of Pietrain backfat had higher concentrations of unsaturated fatty acids and lower concentrations of saturated fatty acids. Pietrains consequently had relatively soft fat.

A pair-feeding experiment was conducted with Large White and Pietrain pigs to determine whether these differences could be explained by the lower voluntary feed intake of Pietrains. The results showed that the Large Whites continued to accumulate relatively saturated fatty acids even at the lower level of feeding. It was concluded that the differences in the fatty acid composition of backfat reflect genetic differences in the capacity for fat deposition between the two breeds.

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Animal Production , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , December 1973, pp. 281 - 285
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1973

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