Evaluation of Duroc- vs. Pietrain-sired pigs for carcass and meat quality measures

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1895-1899

  Edwards, D B ^a   Bates, R O ^a,b   Osburn, W N ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 1205 Anthony Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Breeds; Carcass Composition; Meat Quality; Pigs

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

RYANODINE RECEPTOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; RYANODINE RECEPTOR CALCIUM RELEASE CHANNEL; SELECTION (GENETICS); SWINE;

EID: 0642371056     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.8181895x     Document Type: Article

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