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Growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality and chemical composition of the Shaziling pig and its crossbreeds
- Source :
- Livestock Science. 244:104342
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2021.
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Abstract
- The Shaziling pig, an indigenous breed reared in Hunan province in China, is characterized by good meat quality and strong ability of resistance for general diseases. The objective of this study was to compare properties of growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and chemical composition among purebred Shaziling, Berkshire, Yorkshire pigs and their crossbreeds Yorkshire × (Berkshire × Shaziling) (Y × (B × S)), Berkshire × (Yorkshire × Shaziling) (B × (Y × S)) pigs. The results showed that Shaziling pigs had lower average daily gain (ADG) (P
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
General Veterinary
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0402 animal and dairy science
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
Biology
040201 dairy & animal science
Breed
03 medical and health sciences
030104 developmental biology
Animal science
Animal Science and Zoology
Quality (business)
Chemical composition
Purebred
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Details
- ISSN :
- 18711413
- Volume :
- 244
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Livestock Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........1a6a3289d60d3366d72f5c75365648d9