TY  - JOUR
AU  - Gálvez, F.
AU  - Domínguez, R.
AU  - Pateiro, M.
AU  - Carballo, J.
AU  - Tomašević, I.
AU  - Lorenzo, J. M.
PY  - 2018
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6063
AB  - 1. The influence of gender on chemical composition, physicochemical parameters, fatty acid 
profile, amino acid and mineral composition of turkey breast and thigh meat was studied in
order to assess nutrient requirements.
2. Chemical composition showed that only intramuscular fat in breast meat was significantly 
affected by gender (P<0.05). The results showed a higher percentage of intramuscular fat in
male samples, almost double the amount found in females (0.73% vs. 0.38%). 
3.For meat colour parameters, only a* showed different results between sexes, with male 
samples (breast: P<0.01; thigh: P<0.001) having the highest values. 
4. Fatty acid profiles showed that medium chain unsaturated fatty acids were the most 
abundant. The significant differences (P<0.05) found in both breast and thigh muscle could 
be linked to a difference in metabolism between males and females. 
Accepted for publication 5 March 2018 2 
5.There were higher levels of C16:1n7 in female s (breast: P<0.001; tight: P<0.01) compared 
with male muscle sample (5.05 vs. 2.67 g/100 g in breast and 4.95 vs. 3.27 g/100 g in thigh). 
Nutritional indices (n6/n3 and thrombogenic index) were more favourable in female samples 
demonstrating that female turkeys had better fatty acid profile than the others. 
6. Turkey meat is an important source of dietary amino acids, and female samples had the 
highest contents both of essential and non-essential amino acids. Furthermore, gender had a 
numeric effect (P>0.05) on amino acid composition. 
7. Mineral composition showed that Na, Zn and Fe were the minerals most affected by turkey 
gender.
PB  - Taylor & Francis
T2  - British Poultry Science
T1  - Effect of gender on breast and thigh turkey meat quality
IS  - 4
VL  - 59
DO  - 10.1080/00071668.2018.1465177
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Gálvez, F. and Domínguez, R. and Pateiro, M. and Carballo, J. and Tomašević, I. and Lorenzo, J. M.",
year = "2018",
abstract = "1. The influence of gender on chemical composition, physicochemical parameters, fatty acid 
profile, amino acid and mineral composition of turkey breast and thigh meat was studied in
order to assess nutrient requirements.
2. Chemical composition showed that only intramuscular fat in breast meat was significantly 
affected by gender (P<0.05). The results showed a higher percentage of intramuscular fat in
male samples, almost double the amount found in females (0.73% vs. 0.38%). 
3.For meat colour parameters, only a* showed different results between sexes, with male 
samples (breast: P<0.01; thigh: P<0.001) having the highest values. 
4. Fatty acid profiles showed that medium chain unsaturated fatty acids were the most 
abundant. The significant differences (P<0.05) found in both breast and thigh muscle could 
be linked to a difference in metabolism between males and females. 
Accepted for publication 5 March 2018 2 
5.There were higher levels of C16:1n7 in female s (breast: P<0.001; tight: P<0.01) compared 
with male muscle sample (5.05 vs. 2.67 g/100 g in breast and 4.95 vs. 3.27 g/100 g in thigh). 
Nutritional indices (n6/n3 and thrombogenic index) were more favourable in female samples 
demonstrating that female turkeys had better fatty acid profile than the others. 
6. Turkey meat is an important source of dietary amino acids, and female samples had the 
highest contents both of essential and non-essential amino acids. Furthermore, gender had a 
numeric effect (P>0.05) on amino acid composition. 
7. Mineral composition showed that Na, Zn and Fe were the minerals most affected by turkey 
gender.",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis",
journal = "British Poultry Science",
title = "Effect of gender on breast and thigh turkey meat quality",
number = "4",
volume = "59",
doi = "10.1080/00071668.2018.1465177"
}

Gálvez, F., Domínguez, R., Pateiro, M., Carballo, J., Tomašević, I.,& Lorenzo, J. M.. (2018). Effect of gender on breast and thigh turkey meat quality. in British Poultry Science
Taylor & Francis., 59(4).
https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2018.1465177

Gálvez F, Domínguez R, Pateiro M, Carballo J, Tomašević I, Lorenzo JM. Effect of gender on breast and thigh turkey meat quality. in British Poultry Science. 2018;59(4).
doi:10.1080/00071668.2018.1465177 .

Gálvez, F., Domínguez, R., Pateiro, M., Carballo, J., Tomašević, I., Lorenzo, J. M., "Effect of gender on breast and thigh turkey meat quality" in British Poultry Science, 59, no. 4 (2018),
https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2018.1465177 . .