Meat quality and fatty acid composition of Nero d’Aspromonte native pigs: effect of rearing system and carcase weight
The study investigated the effects of the rearing system and carcase weight on the meat quality of Nero d’Aspromonte pigs. Thirty-three barrows, aged between 14 and 16 months with an average slaughter body weight of approximately 140 and 160 kg, were randomly selected among 80 pigs reared with two d...
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| author | Meng Peng Siria Tavaniello Mengjun Wu Sanije Zejnelhoxha Marisa Palazzo Giulia Grassi Yongqing Hou Giuseppe Maiorano |
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| description | The study investigated the effects of the rearing system and carcase weight on the meat quality of Nero d’Aspromonte pigs. Thirty-three barrows, aged between 14 and 16 months with an average slaughter body weight of approximately 140 and 160 kg, were randomly selected among 80 pigs reared with two different rearing systems, indoor or plein air. Carcase weight was recorded and dressing percentage was calculated. Longissimus thoracis (LT) muscles were sampled and grouped into: plein air and low carcase weight; plein air and high carcase weight; indoor and low carcase weight; indoor and high carcase weight. Proximate composition, cholesterol, vitamin E and fatty acid composition in LT muscles were examined. Rearing systems did not affect carcase yield. However, a higher carcase yield was found for heavier pigs reared indoor compared to lighter pigs reared in plein air system. Neither the rearing system nor the carcase weight affected the proximate composition, cholesterol and vitamin E contents. Meat from plein air reared pigs had higher total saturated fatty acids (SFA) and lower total polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), resulting in a lower PUFA/SFA ratio and n-6 to n-3 PUFA ratio. The combination of the plein air system and heavier carcase weight could improve the nutritional properties of intramuscular fat in this native pig. In conclusion, obtained results indicate that the Nero d’Aspromonte pig is an interesting genetic type that, when reared in the open air and producing heavier carcases, could provide meat more suitable from the nutritional perspective. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7a70bcae070e4569b13fda2ce76d13a02025-02-11T15:10:11ZengTaylor & Francis GroupItalian Journal of Animal Science1594-40771828-051X2025-12-0124152953810.1080/1828051X.2025.24612352461235Meat quality and fatty acid composition of Nero d’Aspromonte native pigs: effect of rearing system and carcase weightMeng Peng0Siria Tavaniello1Mengjun Wu2Sanije Zejnelhoxha3Marisa Palazzo4Giulia Grassi5Yongqing Hou6Giuseppe Maiorano7Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del MoliseDipartimento di Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del MoliseDipartimento di Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del MoliseDipartimento di Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del MoliseDipartimento di Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del MoliseDipartimento di Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del MoliseEngineering Research Center of Feed Protein Resources on Agricultural By-products, Ministry of Education, Wuhan Polytechnic UniversityDipartimento di Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del MoliseThe study investigated the effects of the rearing system and carcase weight on the meat quality of Nero d’Aspromonte pigs. Thirty-three barrows, aged between 14 and 16 months with an average slaughter body weight of approximately 140 and 160 kg, were randomly selected among 80 pigs reared with two different rearing systems, indoor or plein air. Carcase weight was recorded and dressing percentage was calculated. Longissimus thoracis (LT) muscles were sampled and grouped into: plein air and low carcase weight; plein air and high carcase weight; indoor and low carcase weight; indoor and high carcase weight. Proximate composition, cholesterol, vitamin E and fatty acid composition in LT muscles were examined. Rearing systems did not affect carcase yield. However, a higher carcase yield was found for heavier pigs reared indoor compared to lighter pigs reared in plein air system. Neither the rearing system nor the carcase weight affected the proximate composition, cholesterol and vitamin E contents. Meat from plein air reared pigs had higher total saturated fatty acids (SFA) and lower total polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), resulting in a lower PUFA/SFA ratio and n-6 to n-3 PUFA ratio. The combination of the plein air system and heavier carcase weight could improve the nutritional properties of intramuscular fat in this native pig. In conclusion, obtained results indicate that the Nero d’Aspromonte pig is an interesting genetic type that, when reared in the open air and producing heavier carcases, could provide meat more suitable from the nutritional perspective.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2025.2461235native pigsrearing systemcarcase weightmeat qualityfatty acid composition |
| spellingShingle | Meng Peng Siria Tavaniello Mengjun Wu Sanije Zejnelhoxha Marisa Palazzo Giulia Grassi Yongqing Hou Giuseppe Maiorano Meat quality and fatty acid composition of Nero d’Aspromonte native pigs: effect of rearing system and carcase weight Italian Journal of Animal Science native pigs rearing system carcase weight meat quality fatty acid composition |
| title | Meat quality and fatty acid composition of Nero d’Aspromonte native pigs: effect of rearing system and carcase weight |
| title_full | Meat quality and fatty acid composition of Nero d’Aspromonte native pigs: effect of rearing system and carcase weight |
| title_fullStr | Meat quality and fatty acid composition of Nero d’Aspromonte native pigs: effect of rearing system and carcase weight |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meat quality and fatty acid composition of Nero d’Aspromonte native pigs: effect of rearing system and carcase weight |
| title_short | Meat quality and fatty acid composition of Nero d’Aspromonte native pigs: effect of rearing system and carcase weight |
| title_sort | meat quality and fatty acid composition of nero d aspromonte native pigs effect of rearing system and carcase weight |
| topic | native pigs rearing system carcase weight meat quality fatty acid composition |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2025.2461235 |
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