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Digestion and deposition of individual fatty acids in growing-finishing pigs fed diets containing either beef tallow or sunflower oil

Sunflower oil improves apparent digestibility of SFA, MUFA and PUFA but reduces the retention of MUFA and PUFA
1 December 2009
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It was hypothesized that the individual dietary fatty acids (FA) ratio of deposition in carcass to the amount digested would be influenced by the type of fat in the diet. According to the increased interest in the use of vegetable oils for manufacturing animal feeds, the comparison between feeding beef tallow or sunflower oil in growing-finishing pigs was established. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the interactions between metabolism and intake of individual FA in growing-finishing swine.

The apparent digestibility and deposition in carcass were determined in growing-finishing pigs fed diets containing either beef tallow or sunflower oil. The beef tallow was rich in saturated FA (SFA) and the sunflower oil had a high content of polyunsaturated FA (PUFA). A total of 39 barrows were used. The experimental diets contained 5% (w/w) of the variable fat source and were fed ad libitum. The dietary fat type had no effect (p > 0.05) on growth performance, even though the apparent digestibility of crude fat and crude protein were higher (p < 0.05) in the animals fed sunflower oil. The pigs fed the sunflower oil diet showed higher apparent digestibility (P < 0.05) of the sum of SFA, monounsaturated FA (MUFA) and PUFA, but had a lower digestibility (P < 0.05) of stearic acid. The intakes of individual digestible FA were derived feed intake data, FA contents of the diets and the digestibility of individual FA. For the entire feeding period of 13 weeks, the ratio of deposition in carcass to intake of digestible FA was increased (P < 0.05) for palmitic and stearic acid in the pigs fed sunflower oil, but the ratios for oleic acid and linoleic acid were decreased (P < 0.001). In the pigs fed sunflower oil instead of beef tallow, the deposition:intake ratio was raised for the SFA (P < 0.001), but diminished for the MUFA (P < 0.05). The calculated minimum de novo synthesis of SFA was increased (P < 0.05) and that of MUFA decreased (P < 0.05) in the pigs fed sunflower oil.

It is concluded that the feeding of a diet with sunflower oil instead of beef tallow improved apparent digestibility of SFA, MUFA and PUFA, increased the deposition:digestible intake ratio for SFA, but lowered that for MUFA and PUFA.

J Mitchaothai, H Everts, C Yuangklang, S Wittayakun, K Vasupen, S Wongsuthavas, P. Srenanul, R. Hovenier and A. C. Beynen. 2008. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. 92:502-510.

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