Effects of growth rate, sex and slaughter weight on fat characteristics of pork bellies

Meat Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 550-554

  Correa, J A ^a   Gariepy C ^b   Marcoux, M ^c   Faucitano, L ^c  

^a F Menard Inc   (Canada)

^b FOOD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fat composition; Growth rate; Pork belly; Sex; Slaughter weight

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 49649085002     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

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