W. Molee and P. Puttaraksa and S. Khempaka
Effect of Rearing Systems on Fatty Acid Composition and Cholesterol Content of Thai Indigenous Chicken Meat
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2012
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International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/11553
https://publications.waset.org/vol/69
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
The experiment was conducted to study the effect of
rearing systems on fatty acid composition and cholesterol content of
Thai indigenous chicken meat. Three hundred and sixty chicks were
allocated to 2 different rearing systems conventional, housing in an
indoor pen (5 birdsm2); freerange, housing in an indoor pen (5
birdsm2) with access to a grass paddock (1 birdm2) from 8 wk of age
until slaughter. All birds were provided with the same diet during the
experimental period. At 16 wk of age, 24 birds per group were
slaughtered to evaluate the fatty acid composition and cholesterol
content of breast and thigh meat. The results showed that the
proportion of SFA, MUFA and PUFA in breast and thigh meat were
not different among groups (P>0.05). However, the proportion of n3
fatty acids was higher and the ratio of n6 to n3 fatty acids was lower
in freerange system than in conventional system (P0.05). The data indicated that the freerange system
could increase the proportion of n3 fatty acids, but no effect on
cholesterol content in Thai indigenous chicken meat.
Open Science Index 69, 2012