Effect of vaccination against gonadotrophin-releasing factor on growth performance, carcass, meat and fat quality of male Duroc pigs for dry-cured ham production

Meat Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 148-154

  Font i Furnols, M ^a   Gispert, M ^a   Soler, J ^a   Diaz, M ^b   Garcia Regueiro, J A ^a   Diaz, I ^a   Pearce, M C ^c  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b Grup Batallé ^*  (Spain)

^c PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boar taint; Carcass quality; Dry cured ham; Fat quality; Immunocastration; Meat quality

Indexed keywords

BOAR TAINT; DRY-CURED HAM; DUROC-PIGS; GROWTH PERFORMANCE; HIGH QUALITY; IMMUNOCASTRATION; MEAT QUALITY; QUALITY PARAMETERS;

CURING; MAMMALS; MEATS;

DRYING;

SUIDAE;

FAT; FATTY ACID; GONADORELIN; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; SKATOLE; VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; ORCHIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; SWINE; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; FATS; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GROWTH; HUMANS; INDOLES; MALE; MEAT; ORCHIECTOMY; SKATOLE; SUS SCROFA; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 84857656351     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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