The Inclusion of Sunflower and Flax Seeds in the Diet of Mangaliţa Breed
Keywords:
acids, flax, Mangaliţa, seeds, sunflowerAbstract
The purpose of this study was to examine how sunflower and flax seeds in the diet of fattening Mangaliţa pigs affect the fatty acid content in their meat. Twenty Mangaliţa pigs were split into two groups: one group received a diet with 10% sunflower seeds (group S) and the other had a diet with 10% flax seeds (group F). The pigs were given feed and water freely. The fattening period lasted from when the pigs weighed 40 kg to when they reached 100 kg. The diet with added flax seeds significantly raised the levels of oleic acid, vaccenic acid and docosahexaenoic acid – DHA, compared to the diet with sunflower seeds. On the other hand, the total amount of saturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids in the meat increased with the sunflower seeds diet, while the total amount of monounsaturated fatty acids decreased compared to the flax seeds diet. It can be concluded that there are no significant differences in the overall levels of fatty acids in the meat between the diets with sunflower of flax seeds, except for the differences in oleic acid, vaccenic acid and docosahexaenoic acid.
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