The major
focus of this review is on nutritional rather than genetic approaches
since the latter has less impact on fatty acid composition compared to
that on the amount of fat. As a general rule, genotypes less intensively
selected for growth performance, which are prevalent in Thailand,
provide meat with higher content of fat, and fat stores are richer in
saturated fatty acids than functional lipids, which are at higher
proportions in lean tissue (Kreuzer, Gerdemann, & Reyer, 1997). Focus
was also not put on known influences of other production system
factors on the fatty acid profile of the meat (Woodet al 2004).