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. 2016 Sep 9;30(3):338–346. doi: 10.5713/ajas.16.0200

Table 5.

Association of the SSC7 g.4937240C>G marker with IMF content and fatty acid composition traits in longissimus dorsi muscles in commercially crossbred pigs

Traits (%) Genotypes (Least squares mean±standard error) p-value

CC (n = 180) CG (n = 129) GG (n = 63)
IMF 2.628±0.170b 2.364±0.177a 2.212±0.258a 0.0454
C14:0 (Myristic) 1.175±0.062 1.020±0.072 1.074±0.127 0.1241
C16:0 (Palmitic) 13.605±1.049 11.539±1.221 12.498±2.131 0.2944
C18:0 (Stearic) 12.366±0.897 10.827±1.044 10.999±1.823 0.3275
C20:0 (Arachidic) 0.303±0.067 0.278±0.078 0.187±0.136 0.7342
SFA 24.451±1.429 23.666±1.663 25.759±2.903 0.1074
C16:1n-9 (Palmitoleic) 3.957±0.320 3.534±0.373 4.433±0.651 0.4641
C18:1n-9 (Oleic) 32.675±1.924 32.657±2.239 31.358±3.909 0.9581
C20:1n-9 (Eicosenoic) 2.394±0.403 2.237±0.469 1.559±0.820 0.6521
MUFA 39.027±1.960 38.429±2.281 37.351±3.981 0.9093
C18:2n-6 (Linoleic) 24.373±1.592 26.243±1.852 27.504±3.234 0.1572
C18:3n-6 (Linolenic) 0.124±0.044 0.155±0.051 0.145±0.090 0.8318
C20:2n-6 (Eicosadienoic) 1.682±0.251 1.548±0.292 1.925±0.509 0.8332
C20:3n-6 (Homolinolenic) 0.142±0.050 0.274±0.058 0.185±0.102 0.1097
C20:4n-6 (Arachidonic) 0.166±0.119 0.224±0.139 0.232±0.143 0.3448
PUFA 26.489±1.610 28.447±1.873 29.429±2.270 0.1637
ω3 FA 1.311±0.263 1.539±0.306 1.473±0.535 0.2251
ω6 FA 24.993±1.651 27.031±1.921 27.004±1.353 0.1657
ω9 FA 36.633±1.944 36.192±2.261 37.792±3.948 0.9673

IMF, intramuscular fat content; SFA, saturated fatty acids (C14:0+C16:0+C18:0+C20:0); MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids (C16:1n-9+C18:1n-9+C20:1n-9); PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids (C18:2n-6+C18:3n-6+C20:2n-6+C20:3n-6+C20:4n-6); ω3 fatty acids (C18:3n-3+C20:5n-3+C22:6n-3); ω6 fatty acids (C18:2n-6+C18:3n-6+C20:3n-6); ω9 fatty acids (C16:1n-9+C18:1n-9).

a,b

Values in each row with different superscript letters are considered significantly different (p<0.05).