The effect of feeding ractopamine (Paylean) on muscle quality and sensory characteristics in three diverse genetic lines of swine

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1508-1516

  Stoller, G M ^a   Zerby, H N ^a   Moeller, S J ^a,d   Baas, T J ^b   Johnson, C ^b   Watkins, L E ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d 122 Animal Science Bldg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Palatability; Pigs; Pork; Adrenergic Agonists

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PHENETHYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; RACTOPAMINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CROSS BREEDING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; SWINE; TASTE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CROSSES, GENETIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHENETHYLAMINES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; TASTE;

EID: 0642276657     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.8161508x     Document Type: Article

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