Abdur rahman
The University of Agriculture, Pakistan
Title: Livestock Breed and Age effects on the Fatty Acids Profiles of Mutton produced in the terrorist affected areas of Khyber Pakhuntunkhwa- Pakistan
Biography
Biography: Abdur rahman
Abstract
Meat has become a point of concern in public health management due to availability of lipids, as a source of cardiac diseases. Present study was conducted to investigate the effect of breed and age on the fatty acid profilein the raw mutton of sheep breeds (Balkhi and Waziri) and goatsbreed (Beetal crosses, Local dessi, Berbery and Teddy crossbreds). The age group comprised of young juvenile and mature animals. A total of seventy two mutton samples were collected for the two age groups of the aforementioned breeds, from the pre-identified animals at local abattoir in Peshawar. Fatty acid profile was studied through GC-MASS in PCSIR labs Peshawar. Barbery Goats contain relatively higher fatty acids (FA) and saturated fatty acids (SFA) than Balkhisheep mutton. Within sheep, mutton of Balki contained higher content FA, SFA, MUFA and PUFA than Waziri. Oleic acid (C18:1c) and Linoleic acid (C18:2c) was found greater in Balkhi (4.17±0.80 and 0.27±0.05 g/100g) respectively than Waziri (2.67±0.41and 0.17±0.03 g/100g). Similarly the meat of Local dessi goats contained highest proportion of Omega-6 and Omega-3in Local dessi goats. Young adult animals due to better grazing opportunity yielded higher content of Omega 3 and 6 Fatty acid Present study recommended the usage of balki sheep and local desi goats mutton for better human health as compared to other breeds.