Lipid-containing and lipid-synthesizing structures of the young Poltava Meaty Breed boars’ skin

Abstract

The fulfillment of a number of the most important physiological functions of the skin is directly related to skin lipids. This article presents the results of studying the lipid-containing and lipid-synthesizing structures of the young Poltava Meat Breed boars’ skin. Morphofunctional epidermis features, sebaceous glands and adipose tissue cells of the hypodermis and their relationship with other skin structures were studied. The boars of Poltava Meat Breed, upon reaching the live weight of 100 kg, have certain specific features of skin structure, which plays an important role for developing efficient methods of selectioning, breeding and keeping the animals, which would raise the functional abilities of highly productive animals and help obtaining high-quality production from them.