A second look at the influence of birth weight on carcass and meat quality in pigs

Meat Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 170-175

  Rehfeldt, C ^a   Tuchscherer, A ^a   Hartung, M ^a   Kuhn, G ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Carcass quality; Fat; Lean meat; Pork quality

Indexed keywords

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EID: 36749056305     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2007.05.029     Document Type: Article

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