Table 4.

Effect of supplementation of a finisher pig diet for 31 days with a docosahexaenoic acid rich microalgae (AURA) at 1% on EUROP carcass classification¹⁾

EUROP score	Lean meat content (%)	Control		1% AURA2)
		n	%	n	%
All animals (n = 36)
S	≥60	0	0	0	0
E	55–60	5	14	7	20
U	50–55	18	50	18	50
R	45–50	11	30	8	22
O	40–45	1	3	3	8
P	<40	1	3	0	0
Females (n = 18)
S	≥60	0	0	0	0
E	55–60	5	28	5	28
U	50–55	8	44	8	44
R	45–50	5	28	3	17
O	40–45	0	0	2	11
P	<40	0	0	0	0
Males (n = 18)
S	≥60	0	0	0	0
E	55–60	0	0	2	11
U	50–55	10	55	10	55
R	45–50	6	33	5	28
O	40–45	1	6	1	6
P	<40	1	6	0	0

¹⁾EUROP classification, Regulation 2013/1308/EU.

²⁾AURA, unextracted Aurantiochytrium limacinum algae containing 18.0 g DHA/100 g.