The effect of seasonality of the growing-finishing period on carcass, meat and fat characteristics of heavy barrows and gilts

Meat Science

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 571-576

  Rodriguez Sanchez J A ^a   Ripoll, G ^a   Calvo, S ^a   Arino L ^b   Latorre, M A ^a  

^a Agrifood Institute of Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b Integraciones Porcinas SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carcass; Fat; Gender; Heavy pigs; Meat; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 69549109842     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.07.018     Document Type: Article

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