Serum concentrations of leptin in six genetic lines of swine and relationship with growth and carcass characteristics

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 167-171

  Berg, E P ^a   McFadin, E L ^a   Maddock, K R ^a   Goodwin, R N ^b   Baas, T J ^c   Keisler, D H ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PORK BOARD   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d 160 Animal Science Research Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Leptin; Meat Quality; Pigs

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LEPTIN; MALE; MEAT; SEX FACTORS; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0038823702     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.811167x     Document Type: Article

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