Effect of the halothane genotype and stress on animal performance, carcass composition and meat quality of crossbred pigs

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 257-264

  Pommier, Serge A ^a,b   Pomar, Candido ^a   Godbout, Daniel ^a,c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Génétiporc ^*  (Canada)

^c Genetiporc Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Halothane gene; Meat quality; Stress; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032269627     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A97-066     Document Type: Article

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