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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 72, Issue 5 1242-1246, Copyright © 1994 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Lipid composition of carcass tissue from transgenic pigs expressing a bovine growth hormone gene

M. B. Solomon, V. G. Pursel, E. W. Paroczay and D. J. Bolt
Meat Science Research Laboratory, PQDI, Beltsville, MD.

Fatty acid profiles and cholesterol content of whole-carcass ground tissue were compared from 26 transgenic (T) pigs expressing a bovine growth hormone gene (bGH) to 26 sibling control (C) pigs. All pigs were fed a common diet and were slaughtered at five different live weights: 14, 28, 48, 68, and 92 kg. The left side of each intact carcass was ground and tissue samples were analyzed for lipid composition and cholesterol content. At 14-kg body weight, carcasses from bGH-T pigs contained 38% less fat, 44% less saturated fatty acids (SFA), 48% less monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), and 38% less polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) than C pigs. At 28 kg, bGH-T pigs had 38% less total carcass fat, 42% less SFA, 46% less MUFA, and 24% less PUFA than C pigs. At 48-kg body weight, bGH-T pigs contained 48% less carcass fat, 55% less SFA, 59% less MUFA, and 22% less PUFA than C pigs. At 68 kg, bGH-T pigs had 78% less carcass fat, 78% less SFA, 79% less MUFA, and 53% less PUFA than C pigs. At 92 kg, carcasses from bGH-T pigs contained 85% less carcass fat, 85% less SFA, 91% less MUFA, and 66% less PUFA than those from C pigs. Cholesterol content was not different between bGH-T pigs and C pigs at any of the carcass weights. The trend was for cholesterol content to decrease from the 14- to 92-kg weight group. These results suggest a dilution effect of carcass fat and fatty acids in carcass tissue from bGH-T pigs with increasing live weight.


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