Fatty acid profile in 4 types of fat depots in Polish Holstein-Friesian and Limousine × Polish Holstein-Friesian bulls

Fatty acid profile as affected by fat depot and the sex category of Polish Holstein‐Friesian × Limousin fattening cattle fed silage ad libitum

“…The content of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) increases faster with increasing fatness than the content of PUFAs, resulting in a decrease in the relative proportion of PUFAs and, consequently, in the polyunsaturated‐to‐saturated fatty acid (PUFA/SFA) ratio (Andreo et al., 2016). There are some reports regarding the fatty acid composition for bulls, steers, or heifers of Polish Holstein Friesian × Limousine crossbreds (Momot et al., 2017, 2020; Nogalski et al., 2014; Solarczyk et al., 2020), while only few evaluated of four different adipose tissues (Sobczuk‐Szul et al., 2013, 2014).…”

“…Recently, growing consumer interest in healthy diets has prompted research aimed at enriching beef with polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and biohydrogenation products (BHP), in particular, rumenic acid (cis 9, trans 11–18:2) and its precursor vaccenic acid (trans 11–18:1; Map iye et al., 2012, 2015). It has been found that fat deposited in various areas of the carcass may have a different fatty acid profile (Acetoze & Rossow, 2014; Sobczuk‐Szul et al., 2013, 2014; Wielgosz‐Groth et al., 2017). The composition of PUFA‐BHP in beef is also influenced by fat depot, with external depots and internal depots with the greatest propensity to accumulate rumenic and vaccenic acids, respectively (Mapiye et al., 2013, 2014).…”

An investigation of slaughter weight and muscle type effects on carcass fatty acid profiles and meat textural characteristics of young Holstein Friesian bulls

“…The finding was compatible with the result of Aldai et al [ 29 ] who indicated that intramuscular fat contained the lowest percentage of SFA compared to subcutaneous fat and intermuscular fat. On the other hand, Sobczuk-Szul et al [ 30 ] indicated the percentages of SFAs from the lowest to the highest as subcutaneous fat (46.8%), intramuscular fat (49.6%), intermuscular fat (57.6%) and visceral fat (59.6%) in crosses of Limousine with Polish Holstein Friesian as well as Polish Holstein Friesian bulls.…”

“…Among the three fat tissues examined, intramuscular fat tissue contained the most MUFA compared to internal fat tissue and subcutaneous. However, the reports of the study conducted by Sobczuk-Szul et al [ 30 ] indicated that intramuscular fat had a greater MUFA value (46.2%) than intermuscular fat (38.7%) and visceral fat (36.7%) but was reduced than the subcutaneous fat depot. As opposed to subcutaneous fat depots (39.0%) and intermuscular fat depots (39.9%), Aldai et al [ 29 ] found MUFA values of 33.3% in intramuscular fat tissue.…”

Fattening of Polish Holstein-Friesian × Limousin Bulls under Two Production Systems and Its Effect on the Fatty Acid Profiles of Different Fat Depots

“…Fat can exert both positive and negative effects on human health, depending on its FA composition [ 3 ]. Fat deposited in various regions of the carcass can have different FA profiles [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ]. Intramuscular fat content of cattle is influenced by factors such as breed, sex, age and housing system but also the individual genetic background of an animal [ 9 , 10 , 11 ].…”