Fatty acid composition and tocopherol concentrations in muscle of entire male, castrated male and female pigs, reared in an indoor or outdoor housing system

Abstract. Milk production, milk composition, milk fatty acid profiles, and antioxidant status of Simmental cows supplemented with non-protected sunflower oil were studied. Ten Simmental cows in mid-lactation were appointed for change over feeding trial with one of the diet applied: the control (WSO) diet consisted of 26 % corn silage, 33 % perennial ryegrass haylage, and 41 % concentrate in dry matter (DM), and the experimental diet (SO) consisted of control diet supplemented with 2 % of unrefined sunflower oil per cow and day. The cows were kept in indoor housing system with feeding and milking system two times daily and ad libitum water supply. The milk production and standard milk components remained unchanged during the study. The partial modification of fatty acid composition was remarked with the significantly higher linoleic and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) (cis-9, trans-11 C 18:2) concentration and significantly lower palmitic acid during the SO treatment. The blood gluthathion peroxidase (GPx) activity significantly increased and the thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) concentration decreased significantly in the SO treatment. The non-protected sunflower has a perceptible effect on the milk fatty acid composition in Simmental cows of our research. The lower index of lipid peroxidation and higher GPx activity in blood of cows during the SO treatment could be a consequence of the antioxidant components that are normally present in the unrefined vegetable oils. The enzyme activity reflects appropriate functioning of the antioxidant defence of cows that emphasise importance of well balanced diet during the unsaturated fatty acid supplementation.

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Pekin Duck Strain and Housing System Affect Chemical Composition, Fatty Acid Profile, and The Extent of Lipid and Protein Oxidation in Meat

10.21203/rs.3.rs-248355/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Marija Starčević ◽

Hava Mahmutović ◽

Nataša Glamočlija ◽

Branislav Baltić ◽

Milka Popović ◽

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Keyword(s):

Lipid Peroxidation ◽

Fatty Acid Composition ◽

Fatty Acid ◽

Chemical Composition ◽

Fatty Acid Profile ◽

Acid Composition ◽

Protein Oxidation ◽

Housing System ◽

Pekin Duck ◽

Lipid And Protein Oxidation

Abstract Background: Genetics and rearing system are important for meat quality. However, few studies were conducted on genetics and housing system and their relationship with chemical composition and oxidation processes in Pekin duck meat. In order to investigate the effect of different strains and housing systems on chemical composition, fatty acid profile and the content of lipid and protein oxidation products in breasts and thighs of Pekin ducks, we used a total of 40 49-day-old Pekin ducks of two strains (STAR 53 medium hybrid and SM3 heavy hybrid) reared in two housing systems (intensive vs. semi-intensive). Results: Duck strain affected the contents of moisture and protein in breasts and fatty acid composition in breasts and thighs. STAR 53 ducks had a lower polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) to saturated fatty acids (SFA) ratio and level of lipid peroxidation measured in frozen thighs than SM3 ducks. Chemical composition of meat was not affected by housing system. Rearing conditions influenced fatty acid composition of breasts and thighs. In intensively reared ducks, higher total n-3 PUFA content and PUFA to SFA ratio, and lower n-6 to n-3 PUFA ratio and atherogenicity index were found in thighs than in ducks that had access to land outside. Moreover, rearing conditions had significant effects on lipid peroxidation level and protein carbonyl content in meat. In intensively reared birds, fresh samples of thigh meat and frozen samples of breasts and thighs had higher level of lipid peroxidation than in semi-intensively reared ducks. Contents of protein carbonyls in fresh samples of breasts and thighs were higher in birds reared in the intensive system than in ducks reared in the semi-intensive housing system.Conclusions: These results suggest that duck strain affects fatty acid composition of meat, where SM3 ducks had more favorable fatty acid profiles than STAR 53 ducks. Moreover, housing system influenced meat quality. Intensively reared ducks had a more desirable fatty acid profile of meat, but it was more prone to lipid and protein oxidation than meat from ducks that had open access to land.

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