Genetic parameters for meat and fat quality and carcass composition traits in Iberian pigs

Meat Science

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 405-410

  Fernandez A ^a   De Pedro, E ^b   Nunez N ^b   Silio L ^a   Garcia Casco J ^c   Rodriguez C ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^c AECERIBER   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Genetic parameters; Iberian pig; Intramuscular fat; NIRS

Indexed keywords

FAT QUALITY;

COMPOSITION; FATTY ACIDS; GENES; OILS AND FATS; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

MEATS;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037411798     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(02)00207-3     Document Type: Article

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