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Advanced onset of puberty in gilts of thrifty genotype (Iberian pig).
Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene - 1 Dec 2010
Gonzalez-Añover P, Encinas T, Gomez-Izquierdo E, Sanz E, Letelier C A, Torres-Rovira L, Pallares P, Sanchez-Sanchez R, Gonzalez-Bulnes A
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The Iberian pig is an autochthonous breed of the Mediterranean area, reared extensively in the central and southern areas of Spain and Portugal and that is known worldwide for the production of Iberian ham. The characteristics of the Iberian ham are related to its abundance of intramuscular fat, owing to the high capacity of the pig to accumulate fat under its skin and between the muscular fibres. This ability to...
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