Adaptations in muscle fibre characteristics induced by physical activity in pigs

Animal Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 733-740

  Petersen, J S ^a   Henckel, P ^a   Oksbjerg, N ^a   Sorensen M T ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Meat quality; Muscle fibres; Physical activity; Pigs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039165779     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800009310     Document Type: Article

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