Real-time ultrasound has been, and will continue to be, one of the most important tools in enhancing genetic improvement in the U.S. Recent advancements in the technology have allowed ultrasound to be used in evaluati...Real-time ultrasound has been, and will continue to be, one of the most important tools in enhancing genetic improvement in the U.S. Recent advancements in the technology have allowed ultrasound to be used in evaluating intramuscular fat in live animals. Together with other genetic improvement tools, ultrasound technology will offer seedstock producers the opportunity to select for improved IMF in potential breeding stock replacements and hence speed genetic progress for the improvement of this trait. After three generations of selection for IMF using real-time ultrasound in an Iowa State University study, the average EBV for select line pigs is 0.83% greater than for control line pigs. Selection for IMF has, however, resulted in slightly more backfat and less loin muscle area, and a trend toward more days to 114 kg in the select line compared to the control line. Carcass evaluation of a sample of pigs from each litter indicated a similar increase in IMF, increase in backfat, and reduction in loin muscle area for select line pigs. No differences were found for Hunter L* color, Minolta reflectance, and ultimate pH.展开更多
近年来,我国肉类加工行业发展迅猛,自动化和智能化水平逐渐提高,多种肥瘦比例检测技术被应用到肉制品加工和屠宰行业。双能X射线吸收法(dual energy X-ray absorptiometry,DXA)是解决肉制品在线肥瘦比例检测的最佳方法之一,具有精准度...近年来,我国肉类加工行业发展迅猛,自动化和智能化水平逐渐提高,多种肥瘦比例检测技术被应用到肉制品加工和屠宰行业。双能X射线吸收法(dual energy X-ray absorptiometry,DXA)是解决肉制品在线肥瘦比例检测的最佳方法之一,具有精准度高、耗时短、可以对胴体全身进行检测的优势。本文比较当前各种肥瘦比例检测技术的特点,介绍DXA的概念、测量方式,重点探讨DXA在肥瘦比例测定中的应用和研究进展,通过对研究现状、设备类型和存在问题的分析,讨论未来该技术应用的发展方向。展开更多
Background: Intramuscular fat(IMF) content is a relevant trait for high-quality meat products such as dry-cured ham,but increasing IMF has the undesirable correlated effect of decreasing lean growth.Thus,there is a ne...Background: Intramuscular fat(IMF) content is a relevant trait for high-quality meat products such as dry-cured ham,but increasing IMF has the undesirable correlated effect of decreasing lean growth.Thus,there is a need to find selection criteria for IMF independent from lean growth.In pigs,the proportion of linoleic(C18:2) and arachidonic(C20:4) acids decline with fat deposition and therefore they can be considered as indicators of fatness.The aim of this research was to estimate the genetic variation for C18:2 and C20:4 in IMF and their genetic correlations with IMF and lean growth traits,with the objective to assess their potential as specific biomarkers of IMF.The analysis was conducted using a full-pedigreed Duroc resource line with 91,448 records of body weight and backfat thickness(BT) at 180 days of age and 1371 records of fatty acid composition in the muscle gluteus medius.Results: The heritability estimates for C18:2 and C20:4 in IMF,whether expressed in absolute(mg/g of muscle) or in relative(mg/g of fatty acid) terms,as well as for their ratio(C20:4/C18:2),were high(> 0.40),revealing that the C18:2 to C20:4 pathway is subjected to substantial genetic influence.Litter effects were not negligible,with values ranging from8% to 15% of the phenotypic variance.The genetic correlations of C18:2 and C20:4 with IMF and BT were negative(-0.75 to-0.66,for IMF,and-0.64 to-0.36,for BT),if expressed in relative values,but almost null(-0.04 to 0.07),if expressed in absolute values,except for C18:2 with IMF,which was highly positive(0.88).The ratio of C20:4 to C18:2 also displayed a stronger genetic correlation with IMF(-0.59) than with BT(-0.10).Conclusions: The amount of C18:2 in muscle can be used as an IMF-specific biomarker.Selection for the absolute amount of C18:2 is expected to deliver a similar response outcome as selection for IMF at restrained BT.Further genetic analysis of the C18:2 metabolic pathway may provide new insights into differential fat deposition among adipose tissues and on candidate genes for molecular markers targeting specifically for one of them.展开更多
文摘Real-time ultrasound has been, and will continue to be, one of the most important tools in enhancing genetic improvement in the U.S. Recent advancements in the technology have allowed ultrasound to be used in evaluating intramuscular fat in live animals. Together with other genetic improvement tools, ultrasound technology will offer seedstock producers the opportunity to select for improved IMF in potential breeding stock replacements and hence speed genetic progress for the improvement of this trait. After three generations of selection for IMF using real-time ultrasound in an Iowa State University study, the average EBV for select line pigs is 0.83% greater than for control line pigs. Selection for IMF has, however, resulted in slightly more backfat and less loin muscle area, and a trend toward more days to 114 kg in the select line compared to the control line. Carcass evaluation of a sample of pigs from each litter indicated a similar increase in IMF, increase in backfat, and reduction in loin muscle area for select line pigs. No differences were found for Hunter L* color, Minolta reflectance, and ultimate pH.
文摘近年来,我国肉类加工行业发展迅猛,自动化和智能化水平逐渐提高,多种肥瘦比例检测技术被应用到肉制品加工和屠宰行业。双能X射线吸收法(dual energy X-ray absorptiometry,DXA)是解决肉制品在线肥瘦比例检测的最佳方法之一,具有精准度高、耗时短、可以对胴体全身进行检测的优势。本文比较当前各种肥瘦比例检测技术的特点,介绍DXA的概念、测量方式,重点探讨DXA在肥瘦比例测定中的应用和研究进展,通过对研究现状、设备类型和存在问题的分析,讨论未来该技术应用的发展方向。
基金funding from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and the European Union Regional Development Funds(AGL2015–65846-R grant)partially supported by the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology(IDI-20150115 project)SG is recipient of a PhD scholarship from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation(BES-2014-FPU13/04975)
文摘Background: Intramuscular fat(IMF) content is a relevant trait for high-quality meat products such as dry-cured ham,but increasing IMF has the undesirable correlated effect of decreasing lean growth.Thus,there is a need to find selection criteria for IMF independent from lean growth.In pigs,the proportion of linoleic(C18:2) and arachidonic(C20:4) acids decline with fat deposition and therefore they can be considered as indicators of fatness.The aim of this research was to estimate the genetic variation for C18:2 and C20:4 in IMF and their genetic correlations with IMF and lean growth traits,with the objective to assess their potential as specific biomarkers of IMF.The analysis was conducted using a full-pedigreed Duroc resource line with 91,448 records of body weight and backfat thickness(BT) at 180 days of age and 1371 records of fatty acid composition in the muscle gluteus medius.Results: The heritability estimates for C18:2 and C20:4 in IMF,whether expressed in absolute(mg/g of muscle) or in relative(mg/g of fatty acid) terms,as well as for their ratio(C20:4/C18:2),were high(> 0.40),revealing that the C18:2 to C20:4 pathway is subjected to substantial genetic influence.Litter effects were not negligible,with values ranging from8% to 15% of the phenotypic variance.The genetic correlations of C18:2 and C20:4 with IMF and BT were negative(-0.75 to-0.66,for IMF,and-0.64 to-0.36,for BT),if expressed in relative values,but almost null(-0.04 to 0.07),if expressed in absolute values,except for C18:2 with IMF,which was highly positive(0.88).The ratio of C20:4 to C18:2 also displayed a stronger genetic correlation with IMF(-0.59) than with BT(-0.10).Conclusions: The amount of C18:2 in muscle can be used as an IMF-specific biomarker.Selection for the absolute amount of C18:2 is expected to deliver a similar response outcome as selection for IMF at restrained BT.Further genetic analysis of the C18:2 metabolic pathway may provide new insights into differential fat deposition among adipose tissues and on candidate genes for molecular markers targeting specifically for one of them.
文摘为了深入研究煮制羊肉不同组织在低温贮藏期间的品质变化特征,本实验以煮制羊肉的瘦肉,肥瘦相间和肥肉部分为主要原材料,采用真空包装的方式,对其在4℃或低温下贮藏28 d(每隔1周取一次样)期间的pH、质构特征、色差、挥发性盐基氮(Total Volatile Base Nitrogen, TVB-N)、菌落总体数量及其感官评价等相关指标的变化进行了研究。结果显示:在4℃下贮藏,熟制羊肉不同组织的pH变化相似,都是呈现先下降后上升的趋势;肥肉的质构特性都高于瘦肉和肥瘦相间肉的特性;在贮藏期间,羊肉不同组织的L*值和a*值都表现为逐渐减小的趋势(P<0.05),瘦肉的b*值表现为增大的趋势(P<0.05),而肥瘦相间和肥肉都表现为减小的趋势(P<0.05);羊肉三种不同组织的挥发性盐基氮(Total Volatile Base Nitrogen,TVB-N)和菌落总数的含量则一直处于增加的状态,肥肉的增加速度及数量高于瘦肉和肥瘦相间组织,它们的感官评价都呈现逐渐下降的趋势。并且在贮藏时间达到14 d时,羊肉的品质已经发生腐败现象。结果表明,在贮藏期间瘦肉组织的品质更好。
