Effects of sex and market weight on performance, carcass characteristics and pork quality of market hogs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1452-1458

  Piao, J R ^a   Tian, J Z ^a   Kim, B G ^a   Choi, Y I ^a,b   Kim, Y Y ^a   Han, In K ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Market Weight; Pork Quality; Sex

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 5444230172     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2004.1452     Document Type: Article

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