Article
Growth, development, and carcass composition in five genotypes of swine.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jun 1992
Gu Y, Schinckel A P, Martin T G
Abstract excerpt
An experiment with 127 barrows representing five genotypes, 1) H x HD, 2) SYN, 3) HD x L[YD], 4) L x YD, and 5) Y x L (H = Hampshire, D = Duroc, SYN = synthetic terminal sire line, L = Landrace, and Y = Yorkshire), was conducted to evaluate growth and development of swine from 59 to 127 kg live w...
Topics
- Adipose Tissue
- Animals
- Body Composition
- Body Weight
- Bone Development
- Bone and Bones
- Breeding
- Genotype
- Male
- Meat
- Muscle Development
- Muscles
- Organ Size
- Skin
- Swine