Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (8): 3541-3551.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2024.08.026

• Animal Nutrition and Feeds • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Study on the Pattern of Intramuscular Fat Deposition and Its Influence in Flavor Quality of Sika Deer at Different Ages

Zhangrong PENG(), Haoran SUN, Qiaoru ZHANG, Ying YANG, Hongying GUO, Tong CHANG, Hui ZHAO*(), Tietao ZHANG*()   

  1. Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130117, China
  • Received:2023-12-07 Online:2024-08-23 Published:2024-08-28
  • Contact: Hui ZHAO, Tietao ZHANG E-mail:Pzr13541494656@163.com;308297222@qq.com;zhangtietao@caas.cn

Abstract:

The aim of this experiment was to reveal the intramuscular fat deposition pattern of sika deer at different ages, and to study the effect of intramuscular fat content on flavor quality. The main tests wereDeer at 2, 3, 4 years old were selected to detect the muscle tissue characteristics, then according to the content of intramuscular fat (IMF) the samples were divided into high IMF group (IMFH group) and low IMF group (IMFL group), to determine its effect on inosinic acid and fatty acid content, and to analyze the expression of four genes, namely, fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4), fatty acid synthetase (FASN), sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1 (SREBF1), and acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (ACACA) expression of four genes. The results showed that the intramuscular fat content of sika deer increased gradually with age (P < 0.001), with the highest intramuscular fat content in the ligamentum teres (P < 0.001) and the lowest content in the anterior tendon (P < 0.001); As the age of the sika deer grows, the diameter and number of roots of the muscle fibers increased significantly (P < 0.05), the density of the muscle fibers decreased significantly (P < 0.05), and the contents of myosinic acid, palmitoleic acid (C16∶1), C18 fatty acids, saturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids content increased significantly (P < 0.05); Myofiber diameter area and stearic acid (C18∶0) were slightly lowerwas significantly higher in the high intramuscular fat samples than in the low intramuscular fat samples (P < 0.05). The number of myofiber roots and the content of myosinic acid at 4-year-old, myofiber density, myosinic acid, C16∶1, oleic acid (C18∶1), and linolenic acid (C18∶3) content at 3-year-old in IMFH group were higher than that in the low intramuscular fat samples (P < 0.05), while thy myofiber density was nighen; FASN and ACACA gene expression was slightly higher in high intramuscular fat samples than in low intramuscular fat samples (P>0.05), FABP4 and SREBF1 gene expression was significantly higher than in low intramuscular fat samples (P < 0.05), and intramuscular fat was negatively correlated with polyunsaturated fatty acids (P < 0.05) and positively correlated with monounsaturated fatty acids (P < 0.05).In this experiment, it was concluded that the meat tenderness of sika deer decreased with age and the content of flavor substances increased, the higher the intramuscular fat content, the more tender the meat, and the efficient expression of four genes, FABP4, FASN, SREBF1 and ACACA, and the content of monounsaturated fatty acids had a promotional effect on the deposition of intramuscular fat.

Key words: Sika deer, intramuscular fat, flavor quality, gene regulation

CLC Number: