The Fatty Acid Profile of Meat from New Zealand White Rabbits Raised under Intensive and Extensive Production Systems
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1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Statistical Analysis
3. Results
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5. Conclusions
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Item | Production System | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intensive (IPS) | Extensive (EPS) | ||||
Commercial Pelleted Diet | Green Fodder | Barley Grain | Stale Bread | Hay | |
Dry matter | 87.56 | 18.20 | 89.04 | 73.04 | 92.66 |
Ash | 5.81 | 9.43 | 2.71 | 2.50 | 5.54 |
Total protein | 16.65 | 16.46 | 12.40 | 12.76 | 11.91 |
Crude fat | 3.13 | 2.55 | 1.95 | 0.40 | 1.46 |
NDF | 24.84 | 42.34 | 30.64 | 0.53 | 56.45 |
ADF | 15.45 | 26.98 | 7.35 | 0.66 | 36.23 |
ADL | 4.22 | 2.19 | 1.09 | 0.81 | 4.82 |
SFAs | 20.35 | 27.48 | 24,31 | 20.83 | 37.00 |
UFAs | 79.65 | 72.52 | 75.69 | 79.17 | 63.00 |
MUFAs | 19.36 | 13.00 | 17.55 | 34.23 | 9.96 |
PUFAs | 60.29 | 59.52 | 58.14 | 44.94 | 53.04 |
Item | Muscles | Production System | SEM | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intensive (IPS) | Extensive (EPS) | ||||
C12:0 | LTL | 1.54 | 1.75 | 0.137 | 0.468 |
LM | 1.24 | 2.08 | 0.313 | 0.192 | |
C14:0 | LTL | 4.26 | 4.72 | 0.201 | 0.268 |
LM | 4.24 | 5.55 | 0.451 | 0.149 | |
C15:0 | LTL | 0.95 b | 1.20 a | 0.057 | 0.018 |
LM | 1.05 | 1.17 | 0.062 | 0.352 | |
C16:0 | LTL | 32.05 | 33.94 | 0.693 | 0.179 |
LM | 33.63 | 34.86 | 0.783 | 0.448 | |
C17:0 | LTL | 0.94 | 0.97 | 0.072 | 0.821 |
LM | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.046 | 0.879 | |
C18:0 | LTL | 11.36 | 12.84 | 0.486 | 0.131 |
LM | 11.46 | 10.70 | 0.431 | 0.398 | |
C20:0 | LTL | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.041 | 0.813 |
LM | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.017 | 0.624 | |
SFAs | LTL | 51.60 b | 55.92 a | 1.068 | 0.039 |
LM | 52.91 | 55.66 | 1.354 | 0.326 |
Item | Muscles | Production System | SEM | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intensive (IPS) | Extensive (EPS) | ||||
C 14:1 | LTL | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.032 | 0.281 |
LM | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.026 | 0.252 | |
C 16:1 | LTL | 2.94 b | 3.98 a | 0.190 | 0.003 |
LM | 2.86 | 3.15 | 0.148 | 0.332 | |
C 17:1 | LTL | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.051 | 0.709 |
LM | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.027 | 0.867 | |
C 18:1 | LTL | 21.69 | 20.71 | 0.282 | 0.083 |
LM | 20.29 | 19.36 | 0.432 | 0.297 | |
C 18:2 | LTL | 18.31 | 15.19 | 0.873 | 0.072 |
LM | 17.86 | 16.44 | 1.004 | 0.496 | |
C 18:3 | LTL | 2.84 | 2.17 | 0.277 | 0.242 |
LM | 3.64 | 3.22 | 0.546 | 0.716 | |
C 20:1 | LTL | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.044 | 0.947 |
LM | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.043 | 0.210 | |
C 20:4 | LTL | 1.90 a | 1.21 b | 0.114 | <0.001 |
LM | 1.62 | 1.39 | 0.186 | 0.544 | |
MUFAs | LTL | 25.35 | 25.52 | 0.318 | 0.798 |
LM | 23.96 | 23.29 | 0.444 | 0.467 | |
PUFAs | LTL | 23.05 a | 18.575 b | 0.996 | 0.019 |
LM | 23.13 | 21.05 | 1.426 | 0.484 | |
UFAs | LTL | 48.40 a | 44.08 b | 1.068 | 0.039 |
LM | 47.09 | 44.34 | 1.354 | 0.326 |
Item | Muscles | Production System | SEM | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intensive (IPS) | Extensive (EPS) | ||||
MUFA/SFA ratio | LTL | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.013 | 0.202 |
LM | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.014 | 0.287 | |
UFA/SFA ratio | LTL | 0.94 a | 0.80 b | 0.036 | 0.045 |
LM | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.044 | 0.352 | |
PUFA/SFA ratio | LTL | 0.45 a | 0.34 b | 0.025 | 0.026 |
LM | 0.45 | 0.39 | 0.033 | 0.441 | |
DFAs | LTL | 59.76 a | 56.92 b | 0.706 | 0.040 |
LM | 58.54 | 55.05 | 1.338 | 0.200 | |
OFAs | LTL | 40.24 b | 43.08 a | 0.706 | 0.040 |
LM | 41.46 | 44.95 | 1.338 | 0.200 | |
DFA/OFA ratio | LTL | 1.49 a | 1.33 b | 0.040 | 0.048 |
LM | 1.43 | 1.27 | 0.067 | 0.241 | |
EFAs | LTL | 21.15 a | 17.36 b | 0.929 | 0.037 |
LM | 21.50 | 19.67 | 1.268 | 0.486 | |
Nutritional value * | LTL | 1.04 | 1.00 | 0.021 | 0.361 |
LM | 0.95 | 0.87 | 0.029 | 0.209 |
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Daszkiewicz, T.; Gugołek, A.; Kubiak, D.; Kerbaum, K.; Burczyk, E. The Fatty Acid Profile of Meat from New Zealand White Rabbits Raised under Intensive and Extensive Production Systems. Animals 2021, 11, 3126. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113126
Daszkiewicz T, Gugołek A, Kubiak D, Kerbaum K, Burczyk E. The Fatty Acid Profile of Meat from New Zealand White Rabbits Raised under Intensive and Extensive Production Systems. Animals. 2021; 11(11):3126. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113126
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaszkiewicz, Tomasz, Andrzej Gugołek, Dorota Kubiak, Krzysztof Kerbaum, and Ewa Burczyk. 2021. "The Fatty Acid Profile of Meat from New Zealand White Rabbits Raised under Intensive and Extensive Production Systems" Animals 11, no. 11: 3126. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113126