A comparison of halothane homozygous negative and positive pietrain sire lines in relation to carcass and meat quality, and welfare traits

Meat Science

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 777-787

  Fabrega E ^a   Manteca, X ^b   Font, J ^c   Gispert, M ^a   Carrion D ^d   Velarde, A ^a   Ruiz de la Torre, J L ^b   Diestre, A ^a,d  

^a Centre de Tecnologia de la Carn   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Pinsos Baucells   (Spain)

^d GENUS PLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Halothane free terminal sire; Meat quality; Pigs; Pre slaughter treatment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; HALOTHANE FREE TERMINAL SIRE; MEAT QUALITY; PIGS; PRE-SLAUGHTER TREATMENT;

BLOOD; DISCOLORATION; DNA; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; FOOD PROCESSING; GENES; PH EFFECTS;

MEATS;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0942289610     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(03)00128-1     Document Type: Article

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