Article
Effect of selection for intramuscular fat on the fatty acid composition of rabbit meat.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Oct 2018
Martínez-Álvaro M, Blasco A, Hernández P
Abstract excerpt
Intramuscular fat (IMF) content and composition are relevant for the meat industry due to their effect on human health and meat organoleptic properties. A divergent selection experiment for IMF of Longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle was performed in rabbits during eight generations. The aim of this study is to estimate the correlated responses to selection for IMF on the fatty acid composition of LD. Response to...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
