Effect of Halothane Genotype, Breed, Feed Withdrawal, and Lairage on Pork Quality of Belgian Slaughter Pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1854-1863

  De Smet, S M ^a   Pauwels, H ^b   De Bie, S ^c   Demeyer, D I ^a   Callewier, J ^a   Eeckhout, W ^d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Ministry of Agriculture   (Belgium)

^c Lokerse Vleesveiling cvba   (Belgium)

^d Natl Institute of Animal Nutrition   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Genotypes; Halothane; Meat Quality; Pigs; Slaughter; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD HANDLING; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; MEAT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; STRESS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; GENOTYPE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; MEAT; STRESS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030208441     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.7481854x     Document Type: Article

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