title: Muscle fibre characteristics, enzyme activity and meat colour of wild boar (Sus scrofa s. L.) muscle with 2n=36 compared to those of phenotypically similar crossbreeds (2n=37 and 2n=38).
abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate European wild boar (Sus scrofa s. L.) of chromosomal number 2n=36 in comparison with phenotypically similar crossbreeds (2n=37 and 2n=38) with respect to the muscle fibre characteristics and enzyme activity as well as meat colour in the longissimus dorsi (LD) and semimembranosus (SM) muscles. Differences in the proportion of IIA fibre in the LD muscle between karyotypes 2n=37 and 2n=38 were found. The 2n=36 group showed a lower muscle fibre cross-section area than the 2n=38 karyotype. The meat colour of the 2n=36 karyotype group was redder than 2n=37 and 2n=38. The muscle fibre cross-section area might explain the differences in colour of the meat of wild boar.
authors: Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias, Av. Vicente Mendez 595, Chillán, Chile.
authors: Oscar
authors: O
authors: Skewes
authors: Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias, Av. Vicente Mendez 595, Chillán, Chile.
authors: Patricia
authors: P
authors: Cádiz
authors: Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Departamento de Ciencias Clínicas, Av. Vicente Mendez 595, Chillán, Chile.
authors: Victoria
authors: V
authors: Merino
authors: Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Departamento de Ciencias Clínicas, Av. Vicente Mendez 595, Chillán, Chile.
authors: Armando
authors: A
authors: Islas
authors: Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA Remehue, Ruta 5 Norte km 8, P.O. Box 24-0, Osorno, Chile. Electronic address: rmorales@inia.cl.
authors: Rodrigo
authors: R
authors: Morales
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D003116:Color; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000032:analysis; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic; D059785:Karyotype; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000201:enzymology*; D010641:Phenotype; D013552:Swine / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics
keywords: Captivity; Meat quality; Wild meats