Effect of the feeding level during the fattening phase on the productive parameters, carcass characteristics and quality of fat in heavy pigs

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 621-635

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

^a Politechnic University   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carcass quality; Fat quality; Iberian pig; Productive parameters; Restriction feeding

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 39349092237     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/66819/2007     Document Type: Article

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