Evaluating Pig Performance, Carcass Merit and Processed Pork Quality when Chestnuts and Acorns are fed to Duroc-Influenced Pig Genetics During Late Finishing | Zendy

K. S. Burdick | Zendy; Teagan Schnurbusch | Zendy; J. L. Slaughter | Zendy; Z. D. Callahan | Zendy; B. R. Wiegand | Zendy

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Evaluating Pig Performance, Carcass Merit and Processed Pork Quality when Chestnuts and Acorns are fed to Duroc-Influenced Pig Genetics During Late Finishing

Author(s) -

K. S. Burdick,

Teagan Schnurbusch,

J. L. Slaughter,

Z. D. Callahan,

B. R. Wiegand

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

meat and muscle biology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2575-985X

DOI - 10.22175/mmb2019.0123

Subject(s) - marbled meat , fatty acid , crossbreed , composition (language) , zoology , biology , carcass weight , food science , loin , dry matter , body weight , biochemistry , philosophy , linguistics , endocrinology

The objective of this study was to determine effects of feeding chestnuts and acorns on growth performance, carcass quality and further processed products of Duroc/Duroc crossbred finishing barrows. Barrows (n = 30) were individually housed in pens, blocked by body weight and randomly assigned to one of three treatments: control (n = 10), inclusion of acorns at 15% of the diet (n = 7), inclusion of chestnuts at 15% of the diet (n = 13). Pigs were fed ad libitum for 28 d prior to harvest. Feed refusal and individual pig weights were collected every 7 d to determine growth performance. Following harvest, carcass quality was determined by objective color, fat composition and marbling scores. Fat samples were removed from four fat depots (backfat, seam, jowl, kidney and pelvic) and analyzed for fatty acid composition. Sample chops were analyzed for fatty acid composition, moisture and fat content. Bellies were processed into bacon slabs and analyzed for slice quality, fatty acid composition, moisture and fat content. Carcass characteristics, particle size and bacon quality were analyzed using GLM procedure of SAS. Growth performance and fatty acid composition were analyzed using MIXED procedure of SAS. Significance was determined at P-value < 0.05. Dietary treatments did not impact (P > 0.05) growth performance, carcass characteristics or carcass quality. Moreover, feeding acorns tended to similar concentrations (P = 0.079) of oleic acid (18:1n9c) and linoleic acid (18:2n6c) when compared to the control

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