TY - JOUR T1 - Comparison of Meat Quality and Composition for Longissimus Muscle Tissues from Gaoligongshan Pig and Saba x Gaoligongshan Cross Pig AU - Bofang, Duan AU - Guiying, Zhao AU - Xingquan, Duan AU - Xiaorui, Ji JO - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances VL - 11 IS - 5 SP - 592 EP - 594 PY - 2012 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1680-5593 DO - javaa.2012.592.594 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.592.594 KW - Yunnan local pig KW -China KW -Saba pig KW -Gaoligongshan pig KW -comparison KW -meat quality AB - The differences of meat quality and composition of longissimus muscle tissues from Gaoligongshan pig and Saba x Gaoligongshan cross pig were evaluated and results showed that significant difference was found in the meat color value, drip loss rate, cooked meat ratio, crude protein content, crude ash content, percentage of heptadecanoic acid, stearic acid, linolenic acid, eicosatetraenoic acid, saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, aspartate, threonine, serine, glutamic acid, glycine, valine, alanine, methionine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, histidine, arginine, proline, palatable taste amino acid and essential amino acid between the animals of Gaoligongshan pig and Saba x Gaoligongshan cross pig (p<0.05). These data established the foundation for further utilization of these two Yunnan local pig breeds: Saba pig and Gaoligongshan pig. ER -