Genetic parameters of meat quality traits in two pig breeds measured by rapid methods

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1832-1843

  Gjerlaug Enger, E ^a,b   Aass, L ^a   Odegard J ^a,c   Vangen, O ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Norsvin   (Norway)

^c NOFIMA   (Norway)

Author keywords

drip loss; Minolta colour; near infrared spectroscopy; quantitative genetic; ultimate pH

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 78650564598     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S175173111000114X     Document Type: Article

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