Age at the beginning of the fattening period of Iberian pigs under free-range conditions affects growth, carcass characteristics and the fatty acid profile of lipids

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 139, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 81-91

  Daza, A ^a   Lopez Bote, C J ^b   Olivares, A ^b   Menoyo, D ^b   Ruiz, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fat rheological properties; Fatty acid profile; Iberian pig; Performance

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 36049032168     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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