Mer. Dugan et al., THE EFFECT OF CONJUGATED LINOLEIC-ACID ON FAT TO LEAN REPARTITIONING AND FEED CONVERSION IN PIGS, Canadian journal of animal science, 77(4), 1997, pp. 723-725
The repartioning effect of CLA was evaluated using 108 pigs (54 gilts
and 54 barrows) fed from 61.5 to 106 kg liveweight. Pigs were fed a ce
real-based basal diet containing either 2% CLA or 2% sunflower oil (a
rich source of alpha-linoleic acid). Irrespective of gender, pigs fed
CLA tended to have reduced feed intakes (-5.2%, P = 0.07), improved fe
ed conversion efficiences (-5.9%, P = 0.06) and similar rates of gain
relative to sunflower oil fed pigs. In addition, pigs fed CLA deposite
d less subcutaneous fat (-6.8%, P = 0.01) and gained more lean (+2.3%,
P = 0.03) than pigs fed sunflower oil. These data suggest CLA can be
used as a repartioning agent in pigs and that further research to opti
mize the repartitioning effect is warranted.