Intramuscular fatty acid composition of lambs fed diets containing alternative protein sources |
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Authors: | Scerra M Caparra P Foti F Cilione C Zappia G Motta C Scerra V |
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Affiliation: | University of Reggio Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-forestali e Ambientali, Reggio Calabria, Italy. manuel.scerra@unirc.it |
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Abstract: | Thirty male Merinizzata italiana lambs were divided into three groups after weaning according to live weight. The diet of the three groups differed in the main protein source used in the concentrate, soybean meal for treatment SBM, faba bean for treatment FB and peas for treatment PEA. Lambs were fed ad libitum and slaughtered at about 160 days of age. Meat from the PEA group had higher proportions of the essential fatty acids C18:2 ω-6 and C18:3 ω-3 than from FB and SBM lambs and consequently its derivatives, C20:4 ω-6 and C20:5 ω-3 respectively, were higher in meat from PEA animals, compared to SBM and FB ones. The total n-3 fatty acids were highest in meat from PEA lambs and consequently PEA lambs showed a more favourable n-6/n-3 ratio. In conclusion the use of legume seeds such as peas in lamb diets positively affected intramuscular fatty acid composition. |
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Keywords: | Lamb Legume seeds Meat quality Intramuscular fatty acid composition Alternative protein source n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid |
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