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Table 6 Effects of dietary protein/energy ratio and breed on muscle chemical composition in pigs, %

From: Effects of dietary protein/energy ratio on growth performance, carcass trait, meat quality, and plasma metabolites in pigs of different genotypes

Item

Landrace pig

Bama mini-pig

SEM

P-value

GB diets

NRC diets

GB diets

NRC diets

Breed

Diet

B × D

Nursery phase

        

   Longissimus dorsi muscle

        

      Dry matter

23.75

23.68

23.61

24.09

0.33

0.69

0.55

0.41

      Intramuscular fat

1.22b

1.06b

2.82a

3.54a

0.26

<0.001

0.30

0.10

      Crude protein

18.34b

19.69a

19.47a

19.61a

0.36

0.17

0.05

0.11

   Biceps femoris muscle

        

      Dry matter

22.11bc

21.39c

23.39a

23.15ab

0.42

0.001

0.26

0.57

      Intramuscular fat

0.86c

0.99c

3.25a

2.45b

0.22

<0.001

0.14

0.05

      Crude protein

17.60bc

16.49c

18.51ab

19.01a

0.40

<0.001

0.46

0.05

   Psoas major muscle

        

      Dry matter

22.21

22.42

21.77

22.37

0.35

0.50

0.27

0.59

      Intramuscular fat

0.89b

0.94b

2.48a

2.32a

0.20

<0.001

0.78

0.62

      Crude protein

16.94b

17.41b

17.72ab

18.56a

0.35

0.01

0.09

0.63

Growing phase

        

   Longissimus dorsi muscle

        

      Dry matter

25.07b

25.05b

29.11a

27.37a

0.63

<0.001

0.24

0.25

      Intramuscular fat

1.16b

1.50b

3.73a

3.50a

0.34

<0.001

0.89

0.48

      Crude protein

21.27b

20.77b

21.98ab

22.73a

0.39

0.007

0.79

0.18

   Biceps femoris muscle

        

      Dry matter

23.15b

22.89b

26.79a

23.76b

0.75

0.01

0.05

0.10

      Intramuscular fat

1.01b

0.81b

2.77a

1.68b

0.30

<0.001

0.05

0.17

      Crude protein

19.80b

19.24b

22.13a

19.35b

0.71

0.13

0.04

0.16

   Psoas major muscle

        

      Dry matter

23.67c

23.68c

26.78a

24.97b

0.36

<0.001

0.04

0.03

      Intramuscular fat

1.06b

1.19b

4.66a

2.25b

0.36

<0.001

0.01

0.005

      Crude protein

19.82

20.17

21.07

20.84

0.51

0.10

0.91

0.62

Finishing phase

        

   Longissimus dorsi muscle

        

      Dry matter

26.16c

26.56bc

28.74a

28.26ab

0.58

0.004

0.95

0.50

      Intramuscular fat

2.59b

2.48b

5.85a

4.50a

0.44

<0.001

0.15

0.22

      Crude protein

21.32

22.02

21.73

21.93

0.47

0.76

0.40

0.64

   Biceps femoris muscle

        

      Dry matter

24.97b

25.18b

25.43b

28.93a

0.77

0.02

0.04

0.07

      Intramuscular fat

1.42c

1.88c

3.65b

5.23a

0.31

<0.001

0.01

0.12

      Crude protein

20.84ab

21.19ab

19.41b

22.85a

0.81

0.90

0.05

0.10

   Psoas major muscle

        

      Dry matter

25.47

24.70

26.42

26.04

0.57

0.10

0.40

0.77

      Intramuscular fat

2.46b

2.43b

4.01a

4.00a

0.38

0.002

0.96

0.97

      Crude protein

21.08

21.30

20.70

20.91

0.48

0.51

0.71

0.99

  1. a, b, cMean values with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0.05). n = 8
  2. GB diets, Chinese conventional diets; B × D, breed × diet interaction