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Effects of molassed sugar beet feed on pigmeat quality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

G.R. Nute ,
J.D. Wood ,
F.M. Whittington ,
R.M. Kay  and
J.G. Perrott
G.R. Nute
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DY
J.D. Wood
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DY
F.M. Whittington
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DY
R.M. Kay
Affiliation:
ADAS Terrington, Terrington St. Clement, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 4PW
J.G. Perrott
Affiliation:
Trident Feeds, P.O. Box 11, Dundle Road, Peterborough, Northants, PE2 9QX
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It is now accepted that variations in the concentration of skatole in fat tissue are important for the odour and flavour characteristics of pigmeat. Higher values lead to more complaints of ‘off odours’ and taints. Certain husbandry systems and diets have been implicated as producing high skatole concentrations whereas a previous study showed that increasing the concentration of a highly fermentable fibre source such as sugar beet feed reduced skatole levels (Wood, Longland, Enser and Nute, 1993). This was a surprising finding based on the literature (Lundstrom, Malmfors, Malmfors, Stern, Petersson, Mortensen and Sorensen, 1988) and this study was done to provide confirmatory information.

Forty-eight pigs, equal numbers of males and females, were fed a concentrate diet (15.3 MJDE, 215g crude protein per kg) containing different proportions of molassed sugar beet feed (MSBF) between 25 and 85 kg live weight. The proportions were 0, 150, 200 and 250 g/kg MSDF and 12 pigs in each treatment were fed ad libitum.

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Meat Quality
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1994 , March 1994 , pp. 175
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1994

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