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Effect of slaughter age and feeding system on the neutral and polar lipid composition of horse meat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2017

X. Belaunzaran ,
P. Lavín ,
A. R. Mantecón ,
J. K. G. Kramer  and
N. Aldai
X. Belaunzaran
Affiliation:
Lactiker Research Group, Department of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
P. Lavín
Affiliation:
Mountain Livestock Institute, CSIC-ULE, Finca Marzanas, 24346 Grulleros, León, Spain
A. R. Mantecón
Affiliation:
Mountain Livestock Institute, CSIC-ULE, Finca Marzanas, 24346 Grulleros, León, Spain
J. K. G. Kramer
Affiliation:
Guelph Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, ON, N1G 5C9Canada (retired).
N. Aldai*
Affiliation:
Lactiker Research Group, Department of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
*
†E-mail: noelia.aldai@ehu.eus; noeliaaldai@gmail.com
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Abstract

This study was undertaken to provide a thorough analysis of the neutral lipid (NL) and polar lipid (PL) fractions of horse meat that included the content and distribution of acyl and alkenyl moieties in foals under different rearing conditions. Two groups of crossbred horses were studied; the first group was selected from suckling foals produced under grazing conditions and slaughtered at 4 months of age (n=8), and the second group was selected from concentrate-finished foals and slaughtered at 12 months of age (n=7). There were significant differences related to the age and feeding practices of foals which affected the intramuscular (IM) fat content and the fatty acid (FA) composition of NL and PL fractions. Samples from suckling foals were leaner and provided the highest content of methylation products from the plasmalogenic lipids, and total and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA). By contrast, the meat from concentrate-finished foals had a higher IM fat level resulting in a greater accumulation of 16:0 and total monounsaturated FAs in the NL fraction, whereas the muscle PL fraction retained a similar FA composition between both groups. Linolenic acid was preferentially deposited in the NL fraction, but linoleic acid and the long-chain n-3 and n-6 PUFAs were incorporated into the PL fraction where they served as cell membrane constituents and in eicosanoid formation.

Keywords

foallipid fractionsdimethylacetalsn-3 fatty acidslong-chain fatty acids
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Research Article
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animal , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , February 2018 , pp. 417 - 425
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© The Animal Consortium 2017 

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