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Fatty acid composition of tail, subcutaneous and kidney fats of fat-tailed Awassi sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

M. M. A. Al-Shabibi
Affiliation:
Departments of Food Technology and Animal Production, College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad, Abu-Ohraib, Iraq
K. H. Juma
Affiliation:
Departments of Food Technology and Animal Production, College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad, Abu-Ohraib, Iraq

Summary

Fatty acid composition of tail fat (TF), kidney fat (KF) and subcutaneous fat from the rumps (SCF) of docked and intact fat-tailed Awassi sheep was studied.

Docking had no effect on the composition of KF. Kidney fat possessed harder characteristics due to its relatively higher content of saturated fatty acids as compared with SCF or TF.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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