Lamb Meat Quality and Carcass Evaluation of Five Autochthonous Sheep Breeds: Towards Biodiversity Protection
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Animal Management and Meat Sampling
2.2. Animal Management and Meat Sampling
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Carcass Quality
3.2. Meat Quality
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Breed | ||||||||
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Item | Altamurana | Bagnolese | Gentile di Puglia | Laticauda | Leccese | SEM | Effect, p | |
Carcass weight, kg | 9.51 a | 11.78 b | 9.13 a | 11.96 b | 8.13 a | 0.46 | ** | |
Category 1 (n cacasses) | A | 2 | 1 | |||||
B | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9 | ||||
C | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | ||||
Fatness degree, score | 3.00 ab | 3.67 b | 3.20 b | 4.56 c | 2.21 a | 0.26 | ** | |
Colour, score 2 | 1.10 a | 1.60 b | 1.20 ab | 1.50 b | 1.10 a | 0.13 | * | |
L* | 46.08 b | 45.61 ab | 46.23 b | 44.83 a | 47.12 b | 0.35 | * | |
a* | 16.76 a | 17.25 ab | 16.58 a | 17.37 b | 16.45 a | 0.27 | * | |
b* | 9.35 | 8.75 | 9.11 | 8.81 | 9.55 | 0.25 | NS |
Breed | |||||||
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Item | Altamurana | Bagnolese | Gentile di Puglia | Laticauda | Leccese | SEM | Effect, p |
Moisture | 76.08 | 75.76 | 75.49 | 74.72 | 75.96 | 0.51 | NS |
Protein | 21.95 ab | 22.05 b | 21.85 ab | 22.20 b | 21.55 a | 0.16 | ** |
Fat | 0.76 a | 0.94 ab | 1.44 cd | 1.77 d | 1.14 bc | 0.11 | *** |
Ash | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.22 | 1.31 | 1.35 | 0.08 | NS |
Breed | |||||||
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Item | Altamurana | Bagnolese | Gentile di Puglia | Laticauda | Leccese | SEM | Effect, p |
C8:0 | 0.01 a | 0.03 a | 0.01 a | 0.01 a | 0.15 b | 0.02 | * |
C10:0 | 0.24 a | 0.26 a | 0.14 a | 0.26 a | 0.51 b | 0.04 | * |
C12:0 | 0.59 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.51 | 0.62 | 0.08 | NS |
C14:0 | 4.21 b | 4.31 b | 3.16 a | 4.63 b | 5.21 b | 0.33 | ** |
C14:1 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.21 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.11 | NS |
C15:0 | 0.59 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.08 | NS |
C16:0 | 18.55 a | 18.82 a | 21.08 b | 23.29 c | 20.48 c | 0.49 | *** |
C16:1 | 0.96 a | 1.48 b | 1.27 b | 1.75 c | 1.64 c | 0.08 | *** |
C17:0 | 0.59 a | 0.78 b | 0.68 b | 0.99 b | 0.41 a | 0.06 | *** |
C17:1 | 0.51 b | 0.47 b | 0.36 a | 0.64 c | 0.59 b | 0.1 | NS |
C18:0 | 14.82 b | 12.47 a | 16.64 c | 12.78 a | 12.52 a | 0.27 | *** |
C18:1 11t | 6.67 b | 5.93 b | 4.65 a | 3.88 | 5.96 b | 0.41 | *** |
C18:1 9c | 26.6 a | 30.36 b | 30.72 b | 32.67 c | 31.78 b | 0.64 | *** |
C18:2 n6 | 8.28 a | 8.41 a | 11.05 b | 10.08 b | 6.93 a | 0.51 | *** |
C18:3 n-6 | 0.57 c | 0.26 b | 0.15 a | 0.26 b | 0.41 c | 0.03 | *** |
C18:3 n-3 | 3.76 c | 3.41 c | 1.29 a | 1.57 a | 2.67 b | 0.14 | *** |
C21:0 | 0.22 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.07 | NS |
C20:3 n-6 | 0.42 c | 0.26 b | 0.15 a | 0.26 b | 0.41 c | 0.05 | ** |
C20:4 n-6 | 3.83 c | 3.25 b | 2.98 b | 3.24 b | 2.38 a | 0.14 | * |
C20:5 n-3 | 2.89 c | 2.04 b | 0.47 a | 0.33 a | 1.71 b | 0.15 | *** |
C22:6 n-3 | 1.33 b | 1.18 b | 0.44 a | 0.34 a | 1.11 b | 0.08 | *** |
CLA tot | 3.18 b | 3.07 b | 1.51 a | 1.21 a | 2.96 b | 0.08 | *** |
SFA | 40.05 a | 38.90 a | 42.61 b | 43.47 b | 40.81 a | 0.82 | *** |
MUFA | 35.45 a | 38.89 b | 38.99 b | 39.36 b | 40.85 b | 0.75 | * |
PUFA | 24.65 c | 21.91 b | 18.40 a | 17.17 a | 18.37 a | 0.49 | ** |
Breed | |||||||
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Item | Altamurana | Bagnolese | Gentile di Puglia | Laticauda | Leccese | SEM | Effect, p |
P/S | 0.61 b | 0.56 b | 0.43 a | 0.39 a | 0.45 a | 0.03 | ** |
n-6 | 16.28 c | 15.25 b | 15.85 bc | 15.05 b | 13.09 a | 0.32 | *** |
n-3 | 7.98 d | 6.62 c | 2.21 a | 2.24 a | 5.48 b | 0.16 | *** |
n-6/n-3 | 2.04 a | 2.30 a | 7.20 c | 6.72 b | 2.38 a | 0.13 | ** |
AI 1 | 0.61 a | 0.60 a | 0.62 a | 0.75 b | 0.71 ab | 0.04 | * |
TI 2 | 0.75 a | 0.75 a | 1.23 c | 1.20 c | 0.88 b | 0.04 | *** |
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Ciliberti, M.G.; Santillo, A.; Marino, R.; Ciani, E.; Caroprese, M.; Rillo, L.; Matassino, D.; Sevi, A.; Albenzio, M. Lamb Meat Quality and Carcass Evaluation of Five Autochthonous Sheep Breeds: Towards Biodiversity Protection. Animals 2021, 11, 3222. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113222
Ciliberti MG, Santillo A, Marino R, Ciani E, Caroprese M, Rillo L, Matassino D, Sevi A, Albenzio M. Lamb Meat Quality and Carcass Evaluation of Five Autochthonous Sheep Breeds: Towards Biodiversity Protection. Animals. 2021; 11(11):3222. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113222
Chicago/Turabian StyleCiliberti, Maria Giovanna, Antonella Santillo, Rosaria Marino, Elena Ciani, Mariangela Caroprese, Luigina Rillo, Donato Matassino, Agostino Sevi, and Marzia Albenzio. 2021. "Lamb Meat Quality and Carcass Evaluation of Five Autochthonous Sheep Breeds: Towards Biodiversity Protection" Animals 11, no. 11: 3222. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113222