Effect of single-sex or mixed rearing and live weight on performance, technological meat quality and sexual maturity in entire male and female pigs fed raw potato starch

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 80-90

  Andersson, H Kristina ^a   Andersson, Kjell ^a   Zamaratskaia, Galia ^a   Rydhmer, Lotta ^a   Chen, Gang ^a   Lundström, Kerstin ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Androstenone; Boar taint; Male and female puberty; Pre slaughter routine; Skatole

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 28844508016     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700500453021     Document Type: Article

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