The Effect of Mulberry Silage Supplementation on the Carcass Fatness and Long-Chain Fatty Acid Composition of Growing Lambs Compared with Traditional Corn Silage
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Animals
2.2. DIA Proteome and PRM
2.3. Targeted Detection of Long-Chain Fatty Acids
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. The Effect of Feeding Mulberry Silage on Carcass Fatness and Meat Quality
3.2. Proteome Analysis of Carcass Fatness in Sheep Fed with Mulberry Silage
3.3. Targeted Metabolomics Detection of Long-Chain Fatty Acids in Adipose Tissue
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Items/Group | Control | Mulberry |
---|---|---|
concentrated feed | 21.3% | 21.3% |
peanut vines | 25.5% | 25.5% |
corn silage | 53.2% | 0 |
mulberry silage | 0 | 53.2% |
Group | Corn | Mulberry |
---|---|---|
White blood cells | 8.41 ± 5.18 | 11.94 ± 2.63 |
Neutrophils | 1.86 ± 1.62 | 2.78 ± 0.80 |
Lymphocytes | 4.79 ± 2.60 | 6.48 ± 2.36 |
Monocytes | 0.98 ± 0.70 | 1.63 ± 0.329 |
Eosinophils | 0.70 ± 0.50 | 0.95 ± 0.29 |
Basophils | 0.07 ± 0.05 | 0.09 ± 0.029 |
Neutrophils (%) | 18.42 ± 8.19 | 23.76 ± 6.99 |
Lymphocytes (%) | 60.44 ± 9.35 | 53.06 ± 11.25 |
Monocytes (%) | 12.06 ± 3.63 | 14.10 ± 3.43 |
Eosinophils (%) | 8.28 ± 2.45 | 8.34 ± 3.18 |
Basophils (%) | 0.80 ± 0.10 | 0.74 ± 0.089 |
Red blood cells | 10.44 ± 1.70 | 11.46 ± 1.20 |
Hemoglobin | 99.40 ± 16.29 | 114.80 ± 9.68 |
Erythrocytes | 32.80 ± 5.36 | 36.24 ± 3.19 |
Average red blood cell volume | 31.46 ± 1.52 | 31.70 ± 1.60 |
Average hemoglobin content of red blood cells | 9.54 ± 0.35 | 10.04 ± 0.52 |
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration | 303.20 ± 10.18 | 317.00 ± 7.62 * |
Coefficient of variation of red blood cell distribution width | 17.90 ± 0.83 | 18.76 ± 0.65 |
Standard deviation of red blood cell distribution width | 21.00 ± 1.85 | 22.20 ± 1.31 |
Platelets | 202.20 ± 138.58 | 219.20 ± 72.76 |
Average platelet volume | 4.60 ± 0.31 | 4.60 ± 0.32 |
Platelet distribution width | 15.14 ± 0.52 | 14.92 ± 0.36 |
Platelet hematocrit | 0.10 ± 0.07 | 0.10 ± 0.04 |
Group | Corn | Mulberry |
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Subcutaneous fat (kg) | 2.10 ± 0.15 | 1.27 ± 0.10 ** |
Subcutaneous fat rate (%) | 8.81 ± 0.34 | 5.38 ± 0.32 ** |
The content of intramuscular fat (g/100 g) | 1.80 ± 0.13 | 1.82 ± 0.19 |
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Cao, Y.; Zhao, X.; Zheng, K.; Wu, J.; Lv, Z.; Huang, X.; Jiang, Y.; Fang, W.; Cao, Y.; Jiang, J. The Effect of Mulberry Silage Supplementation on the Carcass Fatness and Long-Chain Fatty Acid Composition of Growing Lambs Compared with Traditional Corn Silage. Foods 2024, 13, 2739. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13172739
Cao Y, Zhao X, Zheng K, Wu J, Lv Z, Huang X, Jiang Y, Fang W, Cao Y, Jiang J. The Effect of Mulberry Silage Supplementation on the Carcass Fatness and Long-Chain Fatty Acid Composition of Growing Lambs Compared with Traditional Corn Silage. Foods. 2024; 13(17):2739. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13172739
Chicago/Turabian StyleCao, Yang, Xiaoou Zhao, Kaizhi Zheng, Jianliang Wu, Zhiqiang Lv, Xin Huang, Yongqing Jiang, Wenwen Fang, Yang Cao, and Junfang Jiang. 2024. "The Effect of Mulberry Silage Supplementation on the Carcass Fatness and Long-Chain Fatty Acid Composition of Growing Lambs Compared with Traditional Corn Silage" Foods 13, no. 17: 2739. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13172739