Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXV, Issue 2
Written by Cipriana Maria CUCIUREANU, Răzvan Mihail RADU-RUSU, Marius Giorgi USTUROI
The present study looked at the effect of applying the orchidectomy operation, in Hubbard roosters, on the fatty acids profile. In this regard, two groups of roosters were formed, an experimental group (Exp. B), consisting of castrated birds at the age of 7 weeks, and a control group (C.B.) consisting of uncastrated roosters. The results obtained by reporting the values of saturated fatty acids (SFA) to unsaturated fatty acids (UFA) illustrated that in case of pectoral muscles the experimental group recorded a value of 0.58, while in the case of the whole legs, the result was 0.57. Regarding the ratio between polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), the value calculated for the chest muscles, resulting from the capons, was 0.60, and for the whole thighs muscles, for the same batch, was 0.61. The Ω6 / Ω3 ratio was calculated to be 5.06 for the breast of the castrated roosters, respectively 4.91 for their whole thighs. Additional research in this area is recommended.
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