Development of meat and carcass quality characteristics in Iberian pigs reared outdoors

Meat Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 315-324

  Mayoral, A I ^a   Dorado, M ^a   Guillen M T ^a   Robina, A ^a   Vivo, J M ^a   Vazquez C ^b   Ruiz, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b Animal Production Service   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age; Biceps femoris; Iberian pigs; Logissimus dorsi; Quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033412524     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(99)00008-X     Document Type: Article

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