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Carotenoid intake and SCD genotype exert complementary effects over fat content and fatty acid composition in Duroc pigs.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jun 2017
Henriquez-Rodriguez E, Pena R N, Seradj A R, Fraile L, Christou P, Tor M, Estany J
Abstract excerpt
Nutritional and genetic strategies are needed to enhance intramuscular fat (IMF) and MUFA content without altering carcass leanness. Dietary vitamin A restriction has been suggested to specifically promote IMF, whereas a polymorphism of the () gene has shown to specifically increase MUFA. The purpose of this study was to investigate the combined effects of provitamin A (PVA) carotenoid intake and genotype (>) on...
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