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The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of linseed in the diet of fattening pigs on car - cass value traits and changes in the fatty acid profile in muscle and fat tissue. Thirty crossbred gilts were divided into two groups (control C and experimental L) and fed a commercial feed mixture for fattening pigs. Ground linseed was added to a feed mixture for the experimental group. The average daily gain, lean meat percentage and intramuscular fat content were not affected by the linseed diet but pH1 value and drip loss were significantly influenced by dietary treatment ( P 0.05) and fat tissue ( 0.05) by the linseed diet but it was decreased ( P 0.05) whereas the SFA/PUFA ratio was reduced ( P < 0.01).