Intramuscular fat selection in rabbits modifies the fatty acid composition of muscle and liver tissues

A Zubiri-Gaitán, A Blasco, R Ccalta, K Satué… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Intramuscular fat content improves the juiciness, tenderness, and flavor of
meat, but it can also affect its nutritional quality. A divergent selection experiment for …

Correlated responses to selection for intramuscular fat in several muscles in rabbits

M Martínez-Álvaro, P Hernández, S Agha, A Blasco - Meat science, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of six generations of selection for
intramuscular fat (IMF) in muscle Longissimus thoracis et lumborum (LTL) at 9 wk. in IMF …

Effect of selection for intramuscular fat on the fatty acid composition of rabbit meat

M Martínez-Álvaro, A Blasco, P Hernández - animal, 2018 - cambridge.org
Intramuscular fat (IMF) content and composition are relevant for the meat industry due to
their effect on human health and meat organoleptic properties. A divergent selection …

Liver metabolism traits in two rabbit lines divergently selected for intramuscular fat

M Martínez-Álvaro, Y Paucar, K Satué, A Blasco… - animal, 2018 - cambridge.org
Intramuscular fat (IMF) has a large effect in the sensory properties of meat because it affects
tenderness, juiciness and flavour. A divergent selection experiment for IMF in longissimus …

Divergent selection for intramuscular fat content in rabbits. II. Correlated responses on carcass and meat quality traits

C Zomeño, A Blasco, P Hernández - Journal of animal science, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Correlated responses on carcass and meat quality characteristics after 3 generations of
divergent selection for intramuscular fat (IMF) content were assessed by comparing the high …

Divergent selection on intramuscular fat in rabbits: Responses to selection and genetic parameters

M Martínez-Álvaro, P Hernández… - Journal of Animal …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
A divergent selection experiment on intramuscular fat (IMF) was performed in rabbits. The
aim of this study is to estimate the response to selection, the correlated responses in carcass …

Novel genomic regions associated with intramuscular fatty acid composition in rabbits

H Laghouaouta, BS Sosa-Madrid, A Zubiri-Gaitán… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A divergent selection experiment on intramuscular fat (IMF) content was
carried out during nine generations in rabbits. The IMF content was successfully improved …

Intramuscular adipocyte and fatty acid differences between high‐fat and control rabbit groups subject to a restricted diet

YH Li, M Gan, T Tang, J Shao, T Lai… - Veterinary Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fatty acids of intramuscular fat (IMF) in rabbits can influence meat quality, but it is unclear
which fatty acids benefit to human health. A rabbit model of weight gain and weight loss was …

Intramuscular fat content in meat-producing animals: development, genetic and nutritional control, and identification of putative markers

JF Hocquette, F Gondret, E Baéza, F Médale, C Jurie… - Animal, 2010 - cambridge.org
Intramuscular fat (IMF) content plays a key role in various quality traits of meat. IMF content
varies between species, between breeds and between muscle types in the same breed …

Muscle lipid metabolism in two rabbit lines divergently selected for intramuscular fat

M Martínez-Álvaro, S Agha, A Blasco… - Journal of Animal …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT A divergent selection experiment for intramuscular fat (IMF) of LM at 9 wk of age
was performed in rabbits. The objective of this work was to compare the lipid metabolism in …