Fattening Cinta Senese pigs with chestnuts: Effect on meat and fat characteristics

EAAP Scientific Series

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 117-122

  Sirtori, F ^a   Pugliese, C ^a   Parenti, S ^a   D'Adorante, S ^a   Franci, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chestnut; Cinta senese; Fatty acid; Meat quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84861369104     PISSN: 00712477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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