Lipid profile of yacarés overo meat fed with diets enriched with flax seeds
Diet influences fatty acid composition of meat in monogastric animals; increasing essential fatty acids of meats would improve its nutritional quality for human consumption. The objective of the present research was to estimate the lipid profile of commercially-raised caimans, and to evaluate if add...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Argentina |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de La Plata |
| Repositorio: | SEDICI (UNLP) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/100906 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/100906 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Zoología Caiman latirostris Fatty acids α-linolenic acid Crocodile farming Ácidos Grasos ácido α-linolénico Cría de cocodrilos |
| Sumario: | Diet influences fatty acid composition of meat in monogastric animals; increasing essential fatty acids of meats would improve its nutritional quality for human consumption. The objective of the present research was to estimate the lipid profile of commercially-raised caimans, and to evaluate if addition of flaxseed into diet improves n-3 fatty acids concentration in meat. Caimans were randomly assigned to three treatments: regular food; addition of 10% whole flaxseed; and addition of 10% mashed flaxseed. Diet composition affected fatty acid profiles in the meat, and differences were more evident between control and mashed flaxseeds. Caiman meat presents a healthy fatty acid profile for human consumption and an ideal ratio n-6 / n-3. Addition of mashed flaxseeds to diet improves caiman meat qualities, by reducing the concentration of saturated fatty acids, and increasing concentration of oleic, and α-linolenic fatty acids. |
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