학술논문
Fatty acid composition of the meat from the Mos breed and commercial strain capons slaughtered at different ages
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Grasas y Aceites, Vol 63, Iss 3, Pp 296-302 (2012)
Subject
Language
English
Spanish; Castilian
Spanish; Castilian
ISSN
0017-3495
1988-4214
1988-4214
Abstract
The influence of the breed [Mos (Spanish indigenous breed), Sasso T-44 and X-44 (commercial strains)] and the age (5, 6, 7 and 8 months) of capons (castrated male cockerels) on the fatty acid compositions of breast and drumstick meat were studied. The meat of the Mos capons showed lower contents of monounsaturated fatty acids and higher concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acids than those of the other breeds. In addition, the Mos breed showed higher contents of margaric acid (C17:0) and stearic acid (C18:0) as compared to the commercial strains; however, no significant effects of breed were observed in the total contents of saturated fatty acids in the meat. The meat of the youngest animals showed lower contents of monounsaturated fatty acids and higher concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acids than that of the older ones. Nevertheless, the effect of age was less important than the effect of breed.