Intramuscular, subcutaneous and kidney knob fat depot fatty acid profileswere studied in 104male suckling kids
from seven Spanish breeds: Blanca Andaluza, Blanca Celtibérica, Moncaína, Negra Serrana-Castiza, Pirenaica,
Malagueña and Murciano-Granadina. Kids were raised in the traditional production system on mother's milk
and slaughtered at around 7 kg live weight. Differences were observed between dairy (Malagueña) and meat
breeds (Blanca Andaluza, Blanca Celtibérica, Moncaína, Negra Serrana-Castiza, and Pirenaica). Malagueña
showed highermonounsaturated and conjugated linoleic fatty acid levels than the other breeds. Highest percentages
of saturated fatty acids were observed in meat breeds. For intramuscular fat depot, the range for desirable
fatty acids was 66.16–72.27% was. The influence of breed on fatty acid profiles of intramuscular, subcutaneous
and kidney knob fat depots studied was evident. Intramuscular fat depot is proposed as a differentiating factor
between dairy and meat breed goat kids, but not between meat breed kids.
