Effect of feeding regime on fatty acid composition of longissimus dorsi muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of akkaraman lambs [Akkaraman kuzulari{dotless}n longissimus dorsi kasi{dotless} ve subkutan adipoz dokusunun yaǧ asidi bileşimi üzerine besleme rejiminin etkisi]

In this study,effect of feeding regime on fatty acid composition including conjugated linoleic acid (cla) of longissimus dorsi muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue from lambs were investigated. from same flock,forty-five male akkaraman suckling lambs,the most common lamb breeds in turkey,were fed mainly maternal milk from birth to weaning and then were divided into three groups (only maternal milk-fed group,pasture-fed group and concentrate-fed group) at three months of age with an average live weight of 25 kg. longissimus dorsi muscle from pasture fed-lambs contained significantly more total cla,n-3 and n-3/n-6 ratio than other groups. in addition,pasture-fed lambs contained significantly more total saturated fatty acid (sfa),cla,n-3 and n-3/n-6 ratio compared concentrate fed-lambs in subcutaneous adipose tissue. in conclusion,intramuscular muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue fatty acid composition of lamb can be improved by pasture in the feeding regime.