Genes related to fat metabolism in pigs and intramuscular fat content of pork: A focus on nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics

IH Malgwi, V Halas, P Grünvald, S Schiavon, I Jócsák - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The intramuscular fat (IMF) or marbling is an essential pork sensory quality
that influences the preference of the consumers and premiums for pork. IMF is the streak of …

Current feeding strategies to improve pork intramuscular fat content and its nutritional quality

CM Alfaia, PA Lopes, MS Madeira, JM Pestana… - Advances in food and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pork, one of the most consumed meats worldwide, has been facing major challenges
regarding its low sensory quality and unhealthy image of fat. This chapter addresses current …

Transcriptomic profiling of meat quality traits of skeletal muscles of the chinese indigenous Huai Pig and Duroc Pig

X Li, L Lu, X Tong, R Li, E Jin, M Ren, Y Gao, Y Gu, S Li - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Huai pig is a well-known indigenous pig breed in China. The main advantages of Huai
pigs over Western commercial pig breeds include a high intramuscular fat (IMF) content and …

Integrated Omics analysis of pig muscle metabolism under the effects of dietary Chlorella vulgaris and exogenous enzymes

D Coelho, D Ribeiro, H Osório, AM de Almeida… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Monogastric feeding is dependent on costly conventional feedstuffs. Microalgae such as
Chlorella vulgaris are a sustainable alternative; however, its recalcitrant cell wall hinders …

[HTML][HTML] Marine macroalgae in rabbit feed–Effects on meat quality

S Al-Soufi, J García, N Nicodemus, JM Lorenzo… - Meat Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The addition of macroalgae to livestock diets has demonstrated to enhance the quality of
meat by improving the muscle stability, antioxidant capacity and fatty acid profile. However …

Can the introduction of different olive cakes affect the carcass, meat and fat quality of Bísaro pork?

A Leite, R Domínguez, L Vasconcelos, I Ferreira… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of the inclusion of different olive cakes in the
diet of Bísaro pigs on the carcass, meat and fat. The carcasses of 40 animals fed a diet with …

Influence of sex on meat and fat quality from heavy Alentejano pigs finished outdoors on commercial and high fiber diets

JM Martins, R Charneca, N Garrido, A Albuquerque… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A growing consumer focus on animal welfare, high-quality meat, and
product traceability has led to an increased demand for meat from ancient local breeds …

Transcriptome analysis suggests the roles of long intergenic non-coding RNAs in the growth performance of weaned piglets

L Chen, G Shi, G Chen, J Li, M Li, C Zou, C Fang… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) have been considered to play a key
regulatory role in various biological processes. An increasing number of studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Role of microRNAs in myogenesis and their effects on meat quality in pig—A review

A Iqbal, J Ping, S Ali, G Zhen, L Juan… - … journal of animal …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The demand for food is increasing day by day because of the increasing global population.
Therefore, meat, the easiest and largely available source of protein, needs to be produced in …

[HTML][HTML] Productive, Physiological, and Environmental Implications of Reducing Crude Protein Content in Swine Diets: A Review

AM de Almeida, MA Latorre… - Animals: an Open …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pig production is one of the most important providers of high-quality proteins and amino
acids (AAs) to human nutrition. In this sector, feeding has an important economic and …