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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 77, Issue 7 1742-1745, Copyright © 1999 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Influence of swine genotype on fatty acid composition of phospholipids in longissimus muscle

R. L. van Laack and E. Spencer
Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Tennessee, Agricultural Experiment Station, Knoxville 37901-1071, USA.

Our objective for this study was to determine whether there is a difference in the fatty acid composition of phospholipids in longissimus muscle from pigs of different genotypes. In Exp. 1, 15 Hampshire x Yorkshire-Landrace (YL), 15 Duroc x YL, and 15 Danbred x YL were used. Animals were of similar age and were fed identical diets. In Exp. 2, longissimus muscle samples from pigs of seven genetically different lines were analyzed. In both experiments, saturated fatty acids (SFA, 16:0 and 18:0) constituted approximately 31.5% of the total fatty acids. Monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA, 18:1 and 20:1) levels ranged from 12.3 to 16.9%, and PUFA (mainly 18:2 and 20:4) accounted for 50.8 to 57.0% of the total fatty acids. Fatty acid composition of muscle phospholipids from Duroc and Hampshire x YL pigs was identical. Muscle phospholipids from Danbred x YL pigs contained more PUFA (approximately 3%, P < .05) and less SFA (approximately 2%, P < .05) than phospholipids from the two other genotypes. Differences in SFA and PUFA of muscle from the seven lines were of the same order of magnitude. Differences in MUFA content were not significant.


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