Effects of slaughter time post-second injection on carcass cutting yields and bacon characteristics of immunologically castrated male pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 334-344

  Boler, D D ^a   Killefer, J ^a   Meeuwse, D M ^b   King, V L ^b   Mckeith, F K ^a   Dilger, A C ^a  

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

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacon; Cutting yield; Gonadotropin releasing factor; Immunological castration; Improvest; Slaughter time

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; ORCHIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORCHIECTOMY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUS SCROFA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84855366151     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4071     Document Type: Article

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