Physiological traits and meat quality of pigs as affected by genotype and housing system

Meat Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-22

  Lebret, B ^a,b   Prunier, A ^a,b   Bonhomme, N ^a,b   Foury, A ^c   Mormede P ^c   Dourmad, J Y ^a,b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c NutriNeuro Bordeaux University   (France)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Genotype; Hormones; Housing system; Meat quality; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL RESPONSE; BICEPS FEMORIS; CARCASS COMPOSITION; EATING QUALITY; FEED INTAKE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH PERFORMANCE; LIPID CONTENT; LONGISSIMUS; MEAT QUALITY; PH VALUE; PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAIT; PIGS; PLASMA METABOLITES; SLATTED FLOOR;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HORMONES; MEATS;

HOUSING;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; GENOTYPE; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; GENOTYPE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SWINE;

EID: 79151486381     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.11.025     Document Type: Article

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