title: The effect of dietary alfalfa and flax sprouts on rabbit meat antioxidant content, lipid oxidation and fatty acid composition.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of dietary supplementation with flax and alfalfa sprouts on fatty acid, tocopherol and phytochemical contents of rabbit meat. Ninety weaned New Zealand White rabbits were assigned to three dietary groups: standard diet (S); standard diet+20g/d of alfalfa sprouts (A); and standard diet+20g/d of flax sprouts (F). In the F rabbits the Longissimus dorsi muscle showed a higher thio-barbituric acid-reactive value and at the same time significantly higher values of alpha-linolenic acid, total polyunsaturated and n-3 fatty acids. Additionally n-3/n-6 ratio and thrombogenic indices were improved. The meat of A rabbits showed intermediate values of the previously reported examined parameters. Dietary supplementation with sprouts produced meat with a higher total phytoestrogen content. The addition of fresh alfalfa and flax sprouts to commercial feed modified the fat content, fatty acid and phytochemical profile of the meat, but the flax ones worsened the oxidative status of meat.
authors: Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy. Electronic address: alessandro.dalbosco@unipg.it.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Dal Bosco
authors: Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Castellini
authors: Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Martino
authors: Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Mattioli
authors: Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy.
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Marconi
authors: Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Sileoni
authors: Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Ruggeri
authors: Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Tei
authors: Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Benincasa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis*; D004032:Diet / Q000662:veterinary*; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated / Q000032:analysis*; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D019597:Flax / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D000455:Medicago sativa / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development; D009753:Nutritive Value; D048789:Phytoestrogens / Q000032:analysis; D011817:Rabbits; D036226:Seedlings / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development; D024505:Tocopherols / Q000032:analysis; D014886:Weaning; D017962:alpha-Linolenic Acid / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D048789:Phytoestrogens; D017962:alpha-Linolenic Acid; D024505:Tocopherols
keywords: Meat; Phytochemicals; Rabbit; Sprouts; Tocopherols; n-3 Fatty acid