Carcass and meat quality characteristics of the progeny of two swine sire lines reared under differing environmental conditions

Meat Science

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 257-263

  Hamilton, D N ^a   Ellis, M ^a   Wolter, B F ^a   McKeith, F K ^a   Wilson, E R ^b  

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

^b GENUS PLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Pork quality; Rearing environment; Sire line

Indexed keywords

MEAT QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OILS AND FATS; PH EFFECTS;

MEATS;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037207559     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(02)00079-7     Document Type: Article

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