Effect of pre-slaughter transport plant on blood constituents and meat quality in halothane genotype of NN Large White × Landrace pigs

Livestock Science

Volumn 127, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 211-217

  Chai, J ^a   Xiong, Q ^a   Zhang, C X ^b   Miao, W ^b   Li, F E ^a   Zheng, R ^a   Peng, J ^a   Jiang, S W ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wuhan Chinapork CoLtd   (China)

Author keywords

Blood constituents; Meat quality; Pigs; Stocking density; Transport time

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 74149089185     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.09.014     Document Type: Article

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