Effects of sex and intrauterine growth restriction on fatty acid composition of Iberian newborn piglets

  1. Vázquez-Gómez, M. 1
  2. García-Contreras, C. 2
  3. González-Bulnes, A. 2
  4. Óvilo, C. 2
  5. Isabel, B. 1
  1. 1 National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology. Madrid.
  2. 2 Veterinary Faculty. Complutense University of Madrid. Madrid.
Journal:
Archivos de zootecnia

ISSN: 0004-0592,  1885-4494

Year of publication: 2018

Issue: 1

Pages: 115-117

Type: Article

DOI: 10.21071/AZ.V67ISUPPLEMENT.3585 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

The occurrence of Intrauterine Growth Restriction is a spontaneous event which negatively influences the postnatal development. This effect has been assessed in pigs, but there are few data about potential changes in fatty acid composition. Hence, we analyzed fatty acids composition in the liver and muscle (longissimus dorsi) of 43 Iberian x Duroc newborn piglets. Sixteen of them were classified as Normal Birth-Weight piglets (8 males and 8 females, average weight 1402.2 ±321 g) and 27 were identified as Low Birth-Weight piglets (14 males and 13 females, average weight 635.7 ±159.1 g; P

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The experimental work was supported by funds from the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (project AGL2013-48121-C3-R), co-funded by FEDER. MVG and CGC are supported by the Spanish Government (MVG: FPU National Program Grant Number FPU014/01285. CGC: FPI National Program Grant Number BES-2014-070464).

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