Comparative description of growth, fat deposition, carcass and meat quality characteristics of Basque and Large White pigs

Animal Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-42

  Alfonso, Leopoldo ^a   Mourot, Jacques ^b   Insausti, Kizkitza ^a   Mendizabal, Jose Antonio ^a   Arana, Ana ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Basque pig; Fattening performance; Meat quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 15944412170     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2005001     Document Type: Article

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