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Physiological traits and meat quality of pigs as affected by genotype and housing system.
Meat science - 1 May 2011
Lebret B, Prunier A, Bonhomme N, Foury A, Mormède P, Dourmad J Y
Abstract excerpt
The influence of pig housing system: alternative (bedding with outdoor area, BO) vs. conventional (slatted floor, SF) on growth performance, reactivity to pre-slaughter handling and meat quality was evaluated in two genotypes differing in the sire line, Duroc (CD) or synthetic (CS) with 40 pigs/genotype. Animal response to housing did not differ between genotypes. BO pigs had higher growth rate and feed intake,...
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