Carcass quality and technological and sensory meat quality of once-bred gilts in a seasonal outdoor rearing system

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 103-111

  Heyer, A ^a   Andersson, H K ^a   Rydhmer, L ^a   Lundstrom K ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carcass traits; Housing system; Once bred gilts

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644363504     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700410032059     Document Type: Article

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