Abstract
The fatty acid profle of meat of suckling lambs from ewes fed rapeseed and linseed
Highlights
Studies exploring the effect of diet composition on the fatty acid profile of ruminant milk and meat, designed to improve their health benefits, intensified when conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) was shown to have some anticarcinogenic and antiatherosclerotic properties (Parodi, 1999).The composition of sheep diets is one of the most important factors affecting the quantity, but especially the quality of compounds deposited in intramuscular and depot fat
Milk samples taken for 3 days in the 8th week of lactation from the morning and evening milking were analysed for DM, protein and fat using MilkoScan equipment, as well as for cholesterol content and fatty acid profile by gas chromatography
Lambs were slaughtered at 70 days of age at an average body weight of 21.7±3.9 kg and samples of M. adductor and M. semitendinosus were taken for analysis
Summary
Studies exploring the effect of diet composition on the fatty acid profile of ruminant milk and meat, designed to improve their health benefits, intensified when conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) was shown to have some anticarcinogenic and antiatherosclerotic properties (Parodi, 1999).The composition of sheep diets is one of the most important factors affecting the quantity, but especially the quality of compounds deposited in intramuscular and depot fat. Studies exploring the effect of diet composition on the fatty acid profile of ruminant milk and meat, designed to improve their health benefits, intensified when conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) was shown to have some anticarcinogenic and antiatherosclerotic properties (Parodi, 1999). It was found that the ratio of saturated (SFA) to mono- (MUFA) and OIL SEED FOR EWES AND FATTY ACIDS IN LAMB MEAT polyunsaturated (PUFA) fatty acids can be altered, and the CLA content of milk and meat can be increased by supplementing ruminant diets with feeds high in linoleic acid (Dhiman et al, 2000). The aim of this study was to determine the effect of supplementing the diets of suckling ewes with rapeseed and linseed on the CLA content and fatty acid profile of milk, and on the CLA content and fatty acid profile of suckling lambs’ meat
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