Suitability of three commercially produced pig breeds in Germany for a meat quality program with emphasis on drip loss and eating quality

Meat Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 504-511

  Mörlein, Daniel ^a   Link, Gregor ^a   Werner, Carsten ^a   Wicke, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Drip loss; Duroc; Intramuscular fat; Meat quality; Pork

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 35648957656     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2007.04.030     Document Type: Article

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