Growth performance, carcass composition, quality, and enhancement treatment of fresh pork identified through deoxyribonucleic acid marker-assisted selection for the Rendement Napole gene

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 910-917

  Carr, C C ^b   Morgan, J B ^a   Berg, E P ^b   Carter, S D ^a   Ray, F K ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhancement; Pork; Quality; Rendement Napole

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33748809566     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2006.844910x     Document Type: Article

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