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

Table 6.

Association of the SSC9 g.5496647_5496662insdel 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

InsIns (n = 55) InsDel (n = 230) DelDel (n = 105)
IMF 1.716±0.269a 2.648±0.159a 2.526±0.304b 0.0155
C14:0 (Myristic) 1.150±0.243 1.096±0.073 1.025±0.103 0.7189
C16:0 (Palmitic) 13.729±3.503 13.287±1.054 11.538±1.487 0.4236
C18:0 (Stearic) 10.347±2.861 12.200±0.861 12.427±1.215 0.8258
C20:0 (Arachidic) 0.380±0.213 0.348±0.064 0.326±0.090 0.5580
SFA 25.307±4.809 26.933±1.448 25.316±2.042 0.6706
C16:1n-9 (Palmitoleic) 5.429±1.107 3.837±0.333 3.467±0.470 0.2907
C18:1n-9 (Oleic) 34.674±3.855 34.279±1.763 33.626±2.486 0.9379
C20:1n-9 (Eicosenoic) 1.646±1.075 2.424±0.384 1.829±0.541 0.3757
MUFA 39.224±4.899 40.541±1.776 38.924±2.505 0.7707
C18:2n-6 (Linoleic) 22.838±3.009 22.644±1.508 24.971±2.127 0.3214
C18:3n-6 (Linolenic) 0.158±0.138 0.113±0.041 0.68±0.058 0.5761
C20:2n-6 (Eicosadienoic) 1.267±0.804 1.687±0.242 1.513±0.341 0.7911
C20:3n-6 (Homolinolenic) 0.139±0.168 0.179±0.050 0.243±0.071 0.4402
C20:4n-6 (Arachidonic) 0.145±0.115a 0.150±0.105a 0.453±0.149b 0.0282
PUFA 27.864±3.033 24.774±1.515 27.350±2.137 0.3266
ω3 FA 1.395±0.842 1.134±0.253 1.291±0.357 0.8691
ω6 FA 25.380±3.185 23.250±1.561 25.644±2.201 0.3371
ω9 FA 39.077±4.933 38.116±1.786 37.094±2.519 0.9032

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).