Effect of feeding lambs with a tanniferous shrub (rockrose) and a vegetable oil blend on fatty acid composition of meat lipids

The effects of feeding Cistus ladanifer (Cistus) and a blend of soybean and linseed oil (1 : 2 vol/vol) on fatty acid (FA) composition of lamb meat lipids and messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of desaturase enzymes was assessed. In total, 54 male lambs were randomly assigned to 18 pens and to nine die...

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Main Authors: A. Francisco, S.P. Alves, P.V. Portugal, V.M.R. Pires, M.T. Dentinho, C.M. Alfaia, E. Jerónimo, J.A.M. Prates, J. Santos-Silva, R.J.B. Bessa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731116001129