Performance, carcass and technological meat quality of pigs in indoor and outdoor production systems

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-64

  Heyer, Anke ^a   Kristina Andersson, H ^a   Lundström, Kerstin ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Meat quality; Organic; Performance; Pig; Roughage

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33746870460     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700600670904     Document Type: Article

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