Sire breed comparisons for meat and eating quality traits in Australian pig populations

Sire breed comparisons for carcase (n = 1169), meat and eating quality (n = 686) traits were obtained using data recorded on progeny of known pedigree sired by Duroc (DU), Large White (LW), Landrace (LR) and Duroc Synthetic (DS) boars from crossbred (LW/LR) sows. Animals were reared in eco-shelters...

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Main Authors: K.L. Bunter, C. Bennett, B.G. Luxford, H.-U. Graser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
pH
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731108002085