The influence of rate of lean and fat tissue development on pork eating quality

Animal Science

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 477-485

  Blanchard, P J ^a,d   Ellis, M ^a,e   Warkup, C C ^b   Hardy, B ^c   Chadwick, J P ^a   Deans, G A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Meat and Livestock Commission   (United Kingdom)

^c Omega Nutrition   (United States)

^d Frank Wright Ltd   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Lean; Pigs; Plane of nutrition; Sensory evaluation; Subcutaneous fat

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033116298     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800050487     Document Type: Article

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