Carcass traits and meat quality of pigs fed on fodder supplemented with sunflower oil or conjugated linoleic acid
Authors
Pavel NEVRKLA
Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Agronomy, Department of Animal Breeding, 61300 Brno, Czech
Republic
Marie ČECHOVÁ
Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Agronomy, Department of Animal Breeding, 61300 Brno, Czech
Republic
Przemysław Dariusz WASILEWSKI
University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz, Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology,
Department of Poultry Breeding and Animal Products Evaluation, ul. Mazowiecka 28, 85-084
Bydgoszcz, Poland
GraŜyna MICHALSKA
University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz, Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology,
Department of Poultry Breeding and Animal Products Evaluation, ul. Mazowiecka 28, 85-084
Bydgoszcz, Poland
Jerzy NOWACHOWICZ
University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz, Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology,
Department of Poultry Breeding and Animal Products Evaluation, ul. Mazowiecka 28, 85-084
Bydgoszcz, Poland
The aim of the study was to compare meat and fat content and meat quality of pigs fed diet supplemented with sunflower oil (SFO) or conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and animals not receiving the supplement SFO or CLA (control group). The experiment consisted of 116 pigs, divided into three groups: two experimental (n = 40) where animals were fed feed supplemented with 2% sunflower oil (SFO) or conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and control (n = 36). Fattening pigs were kept and fed in standardized conditions. The animals were slaughtered at a body weight of 120 kg. Meat quality traits (pH, drip loss, backfat fat content, colour, MLLT muscle dry matter content, fat in the dry matter, IMF in MLLT) were determined. Summarizing obtained results it should be concluded that 2% sunflower oil or conjugated linoleic acid did not affect the meat quality. The experimental animals were characterized by high meat content (58.26% - SFO addition; 57.63% - CLA addition; 57.99% C group) and low fat content (from 14.35 mm in SFO group up to 14.70 mm in CLA group).
