Deposition rates and accretion patterns of intramuscular fat, loin muscle area, and backfat of Duroc pigs sired by boars from two time periods

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1540-1546

  Schwab, C R ^a   Baas, T J ^a   Stalder, K J ^a   Mabry, J W ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass; Deposition; Leanness; Performance; Selection; Swine

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWINE; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34249859371     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-343     Document Type: Article

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