The influence of sex (boars and gilts) on growth, carcass and pork eating quality characteristics

Animal Science

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 487-493

  Blanchard, P J ^a,c   Ellia, M ^a,d   Warkup, C C ^b   Chadwick, J P ^a   Willis, M B ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Meat and Livestock Commission   (United Kingdom)

^c Frank Wright Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Boars; Energy protein ratio; Evaluation; Meat quality; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033116197     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800050499     Document Type: Article

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