Impact of the halothane gene on muscle quality and pre-slaughter deaths in Western Canadian pigs

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 543-548

  Murray, A C ^a   Johnson, C P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Halothane gene; Malignant hyperthermia; Pork quality; PSS; Swine deaths

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032237133     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A97-122     Document Type: Article

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