Quantitative study of the α- and γ-tocopherols accumulation in muscle and backfat from Iberian pigs kept free-range as affected by time of free-range feeding or weight gain

Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 901-908

  Rey, A I ^a   Daza, A ^b   Lopez Carrasco C ^c   Lopez Bote C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Centro de Investigaciones Agropecuarias Dehesón del Encinar   (Spain)

Author keywords

Free range husbandry; Live weight gain; Pigs; Tocopherols

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS ROTUNDIFOLIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 34248644334     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: 1748748X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ASC2006113     Document Type: Article

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