Genetic variation in the fatty acid composition of cattle fat and muscle

Malau-Aduli, AEO and Siebert, BD and Pitchford, WS and Bottema, CDK (1995) Genetic variation in the fatty acid composition of cattle fat and muscle. Proceedings of the Australian Association of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 11 . pp. 554-557. ISSN 1328-3227

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Abstract

Genetic variation in the fatty acid composition of meat and fat biopsy samples collected from 89 Jersey and Limousin cows in a single management group was studied. The animals were part of the J.S. Davies Bovine Gene Mapping Herd. Results indicated that differences between Jersey and Limousin fats (triglycerides) in the percentages of saturated (SFA), monounsaturated (MUFA) and polyunsaturated (PUFA) fatty acids were highly significant (P<0.01). Limousin cows contained higher percentages of SFA than the Jerseys (46 vs 41% respectively). Jerseys on the other hand exhibited higher levels of MUFA (43 vs 38%) and PUFA (15 vs 9%) than Limousins. There were no breed differences in the fatty acid composition of the meat samples (phospholipids).

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Presented at the Australian Association of Animal Breeding and Genetics Conference, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, July 1995.
Keywords:	Genetic variation, fatty acid composition, cattle, fat, muscle,triglycerides, phospholipids, Jersey, Limousin
ID Code:	3001
Deposited By:	Dr Aduli E.O. Malau-Aduli
Deposited On:	24 Jan 2008 16:20
Last Modified:	18 Jul 2008 20:31
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