The effects of selection of pigs on growth rate vs leanness on histochemical characteristics of different muscles

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1247-1254

  Brocks, L ^a   Klont, R E ^a   Buist, W ^a   De Greef, K ^a   Tieman, M ^a   Engel, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Growth Rate; Histochemistry; Lean Percentage; Pigs; Selection; Skeletal Muscle

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE FIBERS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SWINE;

EID: 0034181315     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.7851247x     Document Type: Article

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