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Unpublished Paper
Diets Differing in Energy and Fiber Content Affected Adipose Tissue Quality of Carcasses from Pigs Divergently Selected for Residual Feed Intake
Animal Industry Report
  • Emily Arkfield, Iowa State University
  • Emily Hamman, Iowa State University
  • Jordy E. Berger, Iowa State University
  • Roger Johnson, Farmland Foods
  • Jennifer Young, Iowa State University
  • John F. Patience, Iowa State University
  • Jack C. M. Dekkers, Iowa State University
  • Nicholas K. Gabler, Iowa State University
  • Steven M. Lonergan, Iowa State University
  • Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan, Iowa State University
Extension Number
ASL R2905
Publication Date
2014
Disciplines
Topic
Swine
Summary and Implications

The goal of this experiment was to determine the impact of high and low energy diets on adipose tissue quality of animals selected for divergent residual feed intake (RFI). Pigs of a low RFI (efficient) line and high RFI (less efficient) line were placed on either a high energy, low fiber (HELF) diet or a low energy, high fiber (LEHF) diet. Line had no impact on adipose tissue color or iodine value. Regardless of line, feeding a diet low in energy resulted in adipose tissue with a darker colored and increased iodine value, when compared to adipose tissue from animals fed a high energy diet.

Copyright Holder
Iowa State University
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/ans_air-180814-1189
Language
en
Citation Information
Emily Arkfield, Emily Hamman, Jordy E. Berger, Roger Johnson, et al.. "Diets Differing in Energy and Fiber Content Affected Adipose Tissue Quality of Carcasses from Pigs Divergently Selected for Residual Feed Intake" (2014)
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