A survey of pre-slaughter conditions, halothane gene frequency, and carcass and meat quality in five Spanish pig commercial abattoirs

Meat Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 97-106

  Gispert, M ^a   Faucitano, L ^a,c   Oliver, M A ^a   Guardia M D ^a   Coll, C ^a   Siggens, K ^b   Harvey, K ^b   Diestre, A ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c PIC Europe   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034388066     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(99)00130-8     Document Type: Article

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