The serum TG and total cholesterol content in weaning piglets were not significantly different. However, at the finishing stage, the serum TG content demonstrated a significant increase compared with the control group. It remains unclear why the serum TG of the offspring pigs at the finishing stage was significantly elevated but the bodyweight exhibited lower tendency. The total TG content in the LT muscle did not show significant differences at both the weaning and the finishing stages. It has been reported that the meat of pigs born from sows fed high-energy diets exhibits no differences in pH, drip loss or meat color relative to that from sows fed normal diets (Cerisuelo et al., 2009; Nissen, Danielsen, Jorgensen, & Oksbjerg, 2003). In the present study, the meat from the HF group showed greater values for redness and yellowness (increased a* and b* values, respectively) compared with the control group at weaning, and the pH value at finishing stage was higher than that of the control group. Thus, it appears that a high-fat maternal diet during the lactation period has some persistent benefits on the meat quality, with the exception of a decrease in the b* value at the finishing stage.