Fatty acid composition and conjugated linoleic acid content in different carcass parts of Malya lambs in intensive fattening

This study was conducted to determine the fatty acid composition in different carcass regions such as in the leg, shoulder, rib and breast regions of Malya lambs. Total saturated fatty acids (SFA), unsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), trans fatty acids (TFA) and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) values were found as 43.48, 40.90, 5.08, 9.10 and 1.44 in leg region, respectively. These values were found to be 42.99, 42.76, 4.93, 7.97 and 1.35 in shoulder, 41.63, 45.44, 4.51, 7.09 and 1.33 in rib, and also 39.55, 50.18, 3.30, 5.83 and 1.14 in breast regions, respectively. When the results are examined, the region where the SFA and TFA values are lowest and the MUFA value is highest is the breast region. The region with the highest values of PUFA, TFA and CLA is the leg region.