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Influence of type and dietary rate of inclusion of oil on meat quality of finishing pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 August 2016

J. Wiseman ,
M.S. Redshaw ,
S. Jagger ,
G.R. Nute  and
J.D. Wood
J. Wiseman
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham, School of Biological Sciences, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborongh LE12 5RD
M.S. Redshaw
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham, School of Biological Sciences, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborongh LE12 5RD
S. Jagger
Affiliation:
Dalgety Agriculture, Springfield House, Springfield Business Park, Springfield Road, Grantham NG31 7BG
G.R. Nute
Affiliation:
Department of Food Animal Science, School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU
J.D. Wood
Affiliation:
Department of Food Animal Science, School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU
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Abstract

Two trials were conducted to examine the influence of dietary oil type and rate of inclusion on fatty acid profiles of adipose tissue and eating quality of griddled pork. Trial 1 was based on three sources high in specific fatty acids: palm oil (palmitic acid), tallow (stearic acid) and linseed oil (linolenic acid) each at three rates of inclusion (palm at 44·6, 88·7 and 133·3 g/kg; tallow at 44·1, 87·6 and 131·7g/kg; linseed oil at 40·1, 79·8 and 120·0g/kg into a synthetic fat-free diet. Trial 2 was based on systematic replacement of soya-bean oil (incorporated at a rate of 0, 34, 69 and 104 g/kg diet) with olive oil (rate of 62, 46, 29 and 13 g/kg diet) to alter dietary concentrations of oleic acid. Diets were offered to pigs over the live-weight range 55 to 90 kg. Samples of subcutaneous fat were analysed for fatty acid composition and samples of loin assessed for meat quality with taste panels. There were no significant effects (P > 0·05) of treatment on daily live-weight gain, food conversion ratio or gross carcass composition, with the exception of anterior loin fat for trial 1 (P < 0·05) although not in a manner that was consistent between treatments and, in trial 2, anterior loin fat, minimum loin fat and posterior loin fat (all P < 0·05) but, again, not consistently between treatments allowing no meaningful conclusions to be drawn. Fatty acid profiles of adipose tissue reflected dietary levels to a variable degree, the more so with oleic acid and the greatest for linoleic and linolenic acids. The quality of the pig meat as measured by sensory analysis was related to the fatty acid profile in the situation where the most extreme changes in fatty acid profile occurred, as was apparent for the diets based upon linseed oil. No other major influences on meat quality were obtained.

Keywords

carcass compositiondietary oilfatty acidsmeat qualitypigs
Type
Non-ruminant nutrition, behaviour and production
Information
Animal Science , Volume 70 , Issue 2 , April 2000 , pp. 307 - 315
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 2000

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