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- Title
Evaluation of the Composition of the Cholesterol, Tocopherols, β-Carotene and Fatty Acids Profile of the Liver Tissue of Male Water Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) Managed in Different Ecosystems of the Eastern Amazon.
- Authors
Rodrigues, Laurena Silva; Silva, Jamile Andrea Rodrigues da; Lourenço-Júnior, José de Brito; Maciel e Silva, André Guimarães; Rodrigues, Thomaz Cyro Guimarães de Carvalho; Silva, Welligton Conceição da; Silva, Thiago Carvalho da; de Castro, Vinicius Costa Gomes; Alfaia, Cristina Mateus; Almeida, André Martinho de; Prates, José António Mestre
- Abstract
Simple Summary: This study evaluated the influence of Amazonian ecosystems, during the dry and rainy seasons, on the composition of the livers of water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) raised in the Eastern Amazon in extensive and intensive systems. The results showed that the total lipid content was affected by location and season. Total cholesterol, α-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol were influenced by the interaction between ecosystems, location and seasonal periods. Animals raised in pastures had higher levels of omega-3, while those in confinement had higher levels of omega-6. Amazonian ecosystems influenced the nutritional values of buffalo livers, with better results in the extensive system. The diet offered to animals has a great influence on the composition of tissues and, consequently, the quality. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of Amazonian ecosystems, in the dry and rainy periods of the year, on the composition of cholesterol, tocopherols, β-carotene and the fatty acid profile of the livers of water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) reared in the Eastern Amazon, in an extensive or intensive system. Total lipid content was influenced by the location and time of year (p < 0.05). Ninety-six male water buffaloes were used (12 per sampling period), aged between 24 and 36 months, with average weights of 432 kg (end of the rainy season) and 409 kg (end of the dry season). Total cholesterol, α-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol influenced the relationship between extensive vs intensive ecosystems, location, periods and the interaction between the location and period of the year (p < 0.05). Animals raised in a pasture ecosystem had the highest values of omega-3, and those raised in confinement, the highest values of omega-6 (p < 0.05). The proportions of n-6/n-3 and hypocholesterolemia (7.14) and hypercholesterolemia (3.08%) (h/H) were found in greater amounts in animals raised in confinement (p < 0.05). The atherogenic index (AI) had a higher value in the rainy season, in animals raised in Santarém (2.37%), with no difference between pasture and feedlot ecosystems, except in animals raised in the rainy season in Nova Timboteua, with a lower AI (1.53%). The thrombogenicity index (TI) was higher in the livers of confined animals (0.32%) and lower (0.18%) in those raised in Nova Timboteua (rainy season). Amazonian ecosystems influence the nutritional values of buffalo liver, with the best nutritional values in animals in the extensive system.
- Subjects
WATER buffalo; FATTY acids; VITAMIN E; CAROTENES; CHOLESTEROL; LIVER; ECOSYSTEMS
- Publication
Animals (2076-2615), 2023, Vol 13, Issue 24, p3785
- ISSN
2076-2615
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ani13243785