The effect of sex and slaughter weight on intramuscular fat content and its relationship to carcass traits of pigs

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 122-129

  Bahelka, I ^a   Hanusova E ^a   Peskovicova D ^a   Demo, P ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Carcass; Correlations; Intramuscular fat; Pig; Sex; Slaughter weight

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 34248211322     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/2233-cjas     Document Type: Article

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