Sicilian Black Pig: An Overview

Zumbo, Alessandro; Sutera, Anna Maria; Tardiolo, Giuseppe; D’Alessandro, Enrico

doi:10.3390/ani10122326

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“…The mean value of MUFA obtained in this work was 5 to 6% higher than that obtained by other authors [ 5 , 42 ]. Similar values were also obtained for other breeds such as Nero Siciliano [ 63 ] and Prestice Black-Pied [ 68 ]. Regarding the PUFA content of backfat, values close to those reported by us were also found by other authors [ 63 , 68 ].…”

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“…The intramuscular MUFA content of LTL varied between 50.04% for the T2 treatment and 52.80% for treatment T3 and was within the values reported by other authors with the inclusion of 100 g/kg of olive cake [ 5 ] but lower than the 55.1% for the Swallow-bellied Mangalitsa and the 58% for the White Mangalitsa found for these two Serbia genotypes recognized as fatty pig breeds [ 41 ]. The MUFA content was within the values reported for different local breeds such as the Preto Alentejano breed [ 57 ], Iberian pigs [ 60 , 61 ], Mora Romagnola and Casertana breeds [ 62 ], Sicilian Black pig [ 63 ], Croatian native pig [ 58 ], Chinese Heigai pig [ 64 ] and Celta pigs [ 39 ]. This proportion of MUFA appears to be a trend in the autochthonous southern European swine breeds.…”

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confidence: 73%

“…The results obtained agree with other studies in which olive cake was also added as an ingredient of the diet [ 5 ]. The mean value of SFA observed was close to that obtained in the backfat of Prestice Black-Pied [ 68 ], Nero Siciliano [ 63 ] and Pietrain pigs with the inclusion of 50 and 100 g/kg of olive cake [ 5 ] and lower compared to Celta pigs [ 61 ] and crossbred barrows (Duroc × Landrace × Large) [ 42 ]. The mean value of MUFA obtained in this work was 5 to 6% higher than that obtained by other authors [ 5 , 42 ].…”

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confidence: 69%

“…For Serbian genotypes, the White Mangalitsa obtained a much higher ratio of 34% [ 41 ] than those obtained in this work as well as in Nero Siciliano pigs (33–37%) [ 70 ]. However, lower values were found in other breeds such as 11.2 in the Prestice Black-Pied [ 68 ], 7.5 to 10.8 in the Nero Siciliano breed [ 63 ], 17 to 18 in Celta pigs [ 39 ] or 8.7 in Heigai pigs [ 64 ].…”

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Can the Introduction of Different Olive Cakes Affect the Carcass, Meat and Fat Quality of Bísaro Pork?

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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 five treatments (T1—Basic diet and commercial feed; T2—Basic diet + 10% crude olive cake; T3—Basic diet + 10% olive cake, two phases; T4—Basic diet + 10% exhausted olive cake; T5—Basic diet + 10% exhausted olive cake + 1% olive oil) were used to study the effect on carcass traits, physicochemical meat quality and lipid composition of meat and backfat. There were no significant differences between treatments for the conformation measurements performed, except for the length at the seventh and last rib (p < 0.05). The percentage of prime cuts of the carcass in Bísaro pig is within the values indicated by the Portuguese Standard 2931. No significant differences between treatments for body weight, pH and carcass weight were found. The values of ultimate pH (5.7), L* (51–52), b* (11–12) and SF (3.4–4.2) observed confirm a non-exudative and firm meat without quality deviations, such as DFD or PSE. Thus, as a general conclusion, the inclusion of different olive cakes in the diet of Bísaro pigs did not cause any negative consequences on the carcass characteristics and conformation as well as in the meat and lipidic quality. In addition, the inclusion of this olive industry by-product in the animal diet would be an important contribution to solving the problem of the great environmental impact from olive-mill wastewaters from the extractive industries.

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“…In this study, we provide the first metagenomic analysis of faecal samples collected from Sicilian pigs breed, whose meat is characterised by an average intramuscular fat content of 4.6% and high levels of 'good' fats (Zumbo et al 2020). Our data revealed that microbial taxa associated with this local breed follow, to some extent, the taxonomic pattern observed in other pig breeds worldwide (Bergamaschi et al 2020), although the prevalence of some dominant bacterial phyla (Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes) was clearly different (Patil et al 2020).…”

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Whole-metagenome shotgun sequencing of pig faecal microbiome

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Giosa

Galeano

et al. 2021

Italian Journal of Animal Science

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Here, we sequenced the faecal microbiome of a local pig breed by using whole-metagenome sequencing. Metagenomic data revealed that the faecal microbiome consists of a complex and intricate admixture of microbes belonging to all domains of life, including viruses. Most of sequencing reads were mapped to multiple reference sequences of Bacteria (99.35%) whereas the remaining reads (0.65%) were assigned to different microbes belonging to Archaea, Eukarya, and viruses. The predominant bacterial phylum was Firmicutes ($86%), whereas Ascomycota division (fungi) was the most abundant eukaryotic phyla found. BLAST homology search showed that viral reads could be assigned to a total of 13 viral families of which 7 were present in all metagenomes. Bioinformatics analysis identified a catalogue of microbial genes encoding 231,428 unique proteins grouped in 3,169 functional groups and involved in 275 biochemical pathways. This study represents a first attempt to explore the faecal microbiome of a local pig breed in order to expand our knowledge about the taxonomic and functional profiles of microbes associated with this rare and endangered-maintained pig breed. HIGHLIGHTSSequenced the faecal microbiome of a local pig breed by using whole-metagenome sequencing. Bioinformatics analysis identified a catalogue of microbial genes. The predominant bacterial phylum was Firmicutes ($86%), whereas Ascomycota division (fungi) was the most abundant eukaryotic phyla found.

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