The use of sugar beet pulp in pig diet to control skatole analysed by HPLC quantification method
Pinto, Ricardo Pereira; Mata, Fernando; Pires, Preciosa; Barros, Mário; Araújo, José Pedro; Vaz-Velho, Manuela.
Sci. agric;
80: e20220093, 2023. tab, graf
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em Inglês
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This study aimed to determine the efficacy of a finishing diet added with sugar beet pulp to reduce backfat skatole of entire male pigs, using the optimised high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method. The study comprised 72 males Pietrain (Large White × Landrace), divided into two groups of 36 animals each. Pigs in group A (treatment) were fed a supplemented formula (addition of 10 % beet pulp). while animals in group B (control) received a commercial feed, both for a period of 14 days before slaughter. The isocratic HPLC method achieved the chromatographic separation of indolic compounds in approximately 3 min. Skatole was significantly lower ( p = 0.002) in group A, showing that beet root supplementation reduced skatole levels in pig fat. In addition, the optimised HPLC method was reliable, less time-consuming, and showed a resolution suitable for small amounts of skatole.(AU)
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