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Fatty acid profile of hair lambs and their crossbreds slaughtered at different weights

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This study aims to investigate the effect of breed and slaughter weight on fatty the acid profile of the Longissimus dorsi muscle in lambs. Twenty-four Santa Inês (SI), 24.5 Ile de France × 0.5 Santa Inês (Ile × SI) and 12.5 Texel × 0.5 Santa Inês (Te × SI), slaughtered at different weights (30, 35, 40, and 45 kg), were evaluated. The animals were reared with creep feeding to weaning and were feedlot finished, receiving a diet composed of 30% hay and 70% concentrate. The analyses of fatty acids were carried out on the Longissimus muscle of the 13th rib. The experiment was in a three by four factorial design. The total mean saturated fatty acid level was 44.88%, with 43.30% monounsaturated fats and 1.72% polyunsaturated. The major fatty acids found included oleic (43%), palmitic (22%), and stearic (18%). The concentration of desirable fatty acids varied from 61.56% to 66.78%, with Te × SI (66.78%) having the highest levels (P < 0.05). The slaughter weight affected (P < 0.05) the saturated and unsaturated (both mono and poly) fatty acid profiles. The 35-kg slaughter weight showed the most desirable fatty acid profile. The saturated myristic and stearic fatty acids decreased with an increase in the slaughter weight, but oleic acid increased. In the conditions of the present study, the meat from Santa Ines and Texel × Santa Ines lambs had fatty acid profiles more beneficial for human health due to the higher levels of unsaturated fatty acids.

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FAPDF, CNPq (INCT), and FINATEC are gratefully acknowledged for the financial support as well as FAECE and CAPES for the scholarships.

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  1. Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

    Aline Vieira Landim, Marlos Castanheira & Maria Clorinda Soares Fioravanti

  2. Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

    Maximiliano Tadeu Memória Cardoso

  3. Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil

    Helder Louvandini

  4. Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Concepta McManus

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Landim, A.V., Cardoso, M.T.M., Castanheira, M. et al. Fatty acid profile of hair lambs and their crossbreds slaughtered at different weights. Trop Anim Health Prod 43, 1561–1566 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-011-9842-0

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