Effect of Feeding Illite on Performance and Meat Quality Characteristics of Finishing Pigs

We investigated the effects feeding illite on growth performance and meat quality characteristics in finishing pigs. Forty-eight pigs ($Landrace{\times}Yorkshire{\times}Duroc$; $68.3{\pm}1.6 kg$ average initial body weight) were used in a 50 day experiment. Pigs were randomly placed into one of four experimented diet groups (0, 0.2, 0.5 and 1% illite) and were slaughtered at approximately 110 kg live weight. Although there were no significantly differences in daily weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion between controls and groups fed illite, those values were increased as increasing of illite concentration in feed. Carcass weight, carcass ratio and backfat thickness were not affected by dietary illite supplementation. However, the percentage of A grade carcasses were significantly increased by dietary supplement of 1.0% illite. There were no significantly differences in moisture, crude protein and crude ash between controls and groups fed illite, but the crude fat of 1.0% illite supplemented groups was significantly lower than other groups (p<0.05). All muscles from control and treatment groups had normal pH 5.55-5.68. However, lightness ($L^*$) values of pork decreased as increasing illite supplement. Whereas red-ness ($a^*$) and yellowness ($b^*$) values were not significantly changed. In fatty acid composition, palmitoleic acid and linoleic acid were significantly higher in 1.0% illite dietary group, saturated fatty acid was decreased and unsaturated fatty acid was increased by 0.5-1.0% illite supplementation.

Illite의 첨가가 비육돈의 생산성과 육질특성에 미치는 영향

본 시험은 illite의 사료적 가치를 평가하기 위하여 illite를(0, 0.5, 1.0 및 2.0%) 삼원교잡종($Landrace{\times}Yorkshire{\times}Duroc$, 평균체중 $68.3{\pm}1.6 kg$) 비육돈 48두를 공시한 후 50일간 급여하여 증체량, 사료섭취량, 육등급과 도체율, 육의 pH, 육색, 지방색 및 지방산 함량을 분석하였다. 일당증체량과 사료섭취량 및 사료요구율은 illite를 첨가함으로서 증가하는 경향이지만 대조구를 포함한 모든 처리구에서 유의한 차이는 없었다. 도체중량과 도체율 및 등지방두께는 대조구를 포함한 모든 처리구에서 유의한 차이는 없었다. 그러나 A등급 출현율은 illite를 1.0% 첨가함으로서 대조구에 비하여 크게 증가하였다. 육의 수분, 조단백질 및 조회분 함량은 대조구를 포함한 모든 처리구에서 차이는 없었으나 조지방 함량은 illite를 1.0% 첨가할 경우 다른 처리구에 비하여 낮았다. 육의 pH는 대조구를 포함한 모든 처리구에서 5.55-5.68로 차이는 없었고 lllite의 첨가수준이 높을수록 육색의 명도($L^*$) 값은 낮았으며, 적색도($a^*$)와 황색도($b^*$) 값은 처리구간에 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 불포화지방산인 palmitoleic acid와 linoleic acid는 illite 1.0%구에서 유의적으로 높았으며(p<0.05), illite를 0.5-1.0% 급여함으로서 포화지방산 함량은 낮았고, 불포화지방산 함량은 높게 나타났다(p<0.05).