Effect of withholding feed from swine before slaughter on carcass and viscera weights and meat quality

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 715-721

  Kephart, K B ^a,b   Mills, E W ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 306 ASI Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass Weight; Feed; Meat Quality; Swine; Viscera; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33644646899     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2005.833715x     Document Type: Article

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