Dietary cholesterol effects on tissue cholesterol and carcass characteristics of growing pigs selected for high or low serum cholesterol /

.05), and at the 10th rib (P < .01), when adjusted for

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Main Author: Abbott, Tanya Lee, 1971-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Summary:.05), and at the 10th rib (P < .01), when adjusted for
(P < .01) were heavier for the high cholesterol diet groups.
at an early age affects body composition and especially brain
body weight, only the trimmed ham was affected by diet.
Brain cholesterol concentration was higher in the high diet
cholesterol diet until 6 months. Brain (P < .04) and liver
cholesterol levels in the neonatal diet. The pigs were fed
concentration.
concentrations showed no relationship to any of the
conclusive evidence is needed. Liver cholesterol was higher
data provide evidence that genetically determined high or low
diet. Carcass characteristics showed no significant
difference for any of the treatments (P > .05). Back fat at
either a high (.5%) or low (O%) cholesterol diet from birth
genetics. But when data were examined as a percentage of
groups (P < .03). This finding possibly indicates the ability
higher due to diet, but liver percentage was not affected by
in cholesterol metabolism produced by either high or low
in the high diet group. Longissimus dorsi muscle,
low serum cholesterol were used to determine the differences
of cholesterol to cross the blood-brain barrier, but more
rough and trimmed, were heavier due to diet, but not
semitendinosus muscles, and subcutaneous fat cholesterol
serum cholesterol coupled with a high or low cholesterol diet
size and cholesterol, but has no effect on muscle cholesterol
The brain and heart as a percentage' of live weight were
the first rib (P < .01), at the last lumbar vertebrae (P <
treatments. Mesenteric fat and leaf fat cholesterol levels
Two groups of 12 pigs genetically selected for either high or
until 4 weeks. They then were feed the low cholesterol diet
until 8 weeks after which they were fed a high (.5%)
variables, no diet x genetic interactions were seen. These
weight, were affected by diet. The four lean cuts, both
were statistically higher due to diet. Throughout all
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