Effects of ractopamine administration and castration method on the response to preslaughter stress and carcass and meat quality in pigs of two Piétrain genotypes

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3965-3977

  Rocha, L M ^a,b   Bridi, A M ^a   Foury, A ^c   Mormede P ^d   Weschenfelder, A V ^b,e   Devillers, N ^b   Bertoloni, W ^f   Faucitano, L ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Castration; Genotype; Meat quality; Pigs; Ractopamine; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882686063     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-6058     Document Type: Article

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