The effects of breed cross on performance and meat quality of once-bred gilts in a seasonal outdoor rearing system

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 359-371

  Heyer, Anke ^a   Andersson, Kristina ^a   Leufvén, Sara ^a   Rydhmer, Lotta ^a   Lundström, Kerstin ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carcass quality; Duroc; Housing system; Landrace; Outdoor housing; Sensory meat quality; Technological meat quality

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 23744439962     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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