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The relationship between feed intake behaviour with intramuscular fat, cholesterol and fatty acid composition in pork.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Aug 2012
Rauw W M, Diaz I, Francés F, Corella D, Soler J, Tibau J, Gomez-Raya L
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the phenotypic relationship between feed intake (FI) characteristics with intramuscular fat, cholesterol and fatty acid composition in pork. Data were available on 202 Duroc barrows. Intramuscular fatness was positively correlated with a higher percentage of saturated (SFA) and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), a lower percentage of polyunsaturated (PUFA), omega-3 (ω3)...
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