Fatty acid profile of m. l. d. muscle in lambs fattened to 30 kg body weight under different feeding conditions

Urszula Kaczor, Maciej Murawski, Barbara Liana

The aim of the study was to determine the effect of feeding on the fatty acid profile of m.l.d. (musculus longissimus dorsi) intramuscular fat in lambs of Polish Mountain sheep, fattened to 30 kg body weight. Rams fed a complete diet with a structural hay supplement and grazed on a mountain pasture with mothers were investigated. Compared to ad libitum feeding of the complete diet, the extensive feeding based on pasture and mother's milk positively modified the lipid profile of m.l.d. intramuscular fat by increasing the n-3 PUFA content.

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