Performance, carcass, and meat quality advantages of boars over barrows: A literature review

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-26

  Xue, Jinliang ^a   Dial, Gary D ^a   Pettigrew, James E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boars; Carcass; Growth; Meat; Swine

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142541544     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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