Effects of breed and slaughter weight on longissimus muscle biochemical traits and sensory quality in pigs

Animal Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-16

  Čandek Potokar, Marjeta ^a   Žlender, Božidar ^b   Bonneau, Michel ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF SLOVENIA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Breed; Pig; Pork quality; Weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142568406     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:19980101     Document Type: Article

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