Changes in the histochemical properties and meat quality traits of porcine muscles during the growing-finishing period as affected by feed restriction, slaughter age, or slaughter weight

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1030-1045

  Bee, G ^a   Calderini, M ^a   Biolley, C ^a   Guex, G ^a   Herzog, W ^a   Lindemannt, M D ^b  

^a AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feed restriction; Maturation; Meat quality; Myofiber; Pig

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE; SUS;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; SWINE;

ABATTOIRS; AGING; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SWINE;

EID: 34247282020     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-496     Document Type: Article

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