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Carcass traits and fat quality of breeding emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) in Northern Japan
- Source :
- Poultry Science, Vol 101, Iss 10, Pp 102050- (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2022.
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Abstract
- ABSTRACT: Characterization of carcass traits and fat quality is important to effectively produce and genetically improve emus. We investigated carcass traits in 309 emus. The meat production of female emus showed a significantly higher value than that of males (P < 0.01). The fat weight of male (9.232 ± 3.156 kg) was larger than that of the female (7.772 ± 2.697 kg). The fat yield (fat weight per kg of body weight) was strongly correlated to body weight (r = 0.79 and r = 0.75 in male and female, respectively). The fat melting points of females and males were 19.19 ± 3.39°C and 19.39 ± 3.39°C, respectively, without significant difference. Since the fat melting point did not correlate to body and fat weights, we predicted that it was an independent trait from body growth and was highly influenced by genetic elements. Percentages of palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, and α-linolenic acids were 22.27 ± 3.50%, 9.37 ± 1.90%, 54.11 ± 5.17%, 13.54 ± 7.80% and 0.71 ± 0.59%, respectively. Among them, linoleic acid contents showed a wide individual difference (range 0.3–19.9%). The oleic/stearic acid ratio showed a negative correlation to the fat melting point. These results suggest that the fat melting point is a good indicator of C18:1/C18:0 ratio in emu fat.
- Subjects :
- emu
carcass traits
fatty acid composition
Animal culture
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00325791
- Volume :
- 101
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Poultry Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.5e6577bb46014ac2b551ba88cf538320
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2022.102050