Effect of feed texture, meal frequency and pre-slaughter fasting on carcass and meat quality, and urinary cortisol in pigs

Meat Science

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 697-703

  Faucitano, L ^a   Saucier, L ^b   Correa, J A ^c   Methot S ^a   Giguere A ^a   Foury, A ^d   Mormede P ^d   Bergeron, R ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c F Menard Inc   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Fasting; Feeding; Meat quality; Pigs; Skin bruise

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33747811094     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.05.023     Document Type: Article

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