Muscle traits, preslaughter stress and meat quality indicators as influenced by pig rearing system

52nd International Congress of Meat Science and Technology: Harnessing and exploiting global opportunities

Volumn , Issue , 2023, Pages 145-146

  Lebret, B ^a   Foury, A ^a   Mormede P ^a   Terlouw, E M C ^b   Vautier, A ^c   Chevillon, P ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UR370 QuaPA   (France)

^c BP35104   (France)

Author keywords

Meat quality; Muscle metabolism; Pigs; Rearing system; Stress hormones

Indexed keywords

EID: 85201247344     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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