Effects of feed withdrawal prior to slaughter and nutrition on stomach weight, and carcass and meat quality in pigs

Livestock Science

Volumn 127, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 110-114

  Faucitano, L ^a   Chevillon, P ^b   Ellis, M ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Institut Technique du Porc   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass yield; Feed withdrawal; Meat quality; Pigs; Stomach content

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 74249098233     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.10.002     Document Type: Review

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