Article
Interactions between the beta-adrenergic agonist salbutamol and genotype on meat quality in pigs.
Journal of animal science - 1 Nov 1990
Warriss P D, Brown S N, Rolph T P, Kestin S C
Abstract excerpt
Salbutamol (2.7 ppm) fed to pigs between weaning and slaughter increased ADG (5%), dressing percentage (2%) and cross-sectional area of the longissimus (LD) muscle (14%). In fatter, White-line-sired pigs, but not in leaner, Meat-line-sired animals, it reduced backfat thickness (25%). Liver weight and glycogen concentration also were decreased. In neither genotype were there effects of Salbutamol on pH45, drip...
Topics
- Adipose Tissue
- Albuterol
- Animals
- Breeding
- Female
- Genotype
- Liver
- Meat
- Muscle Development
- Muscles
- Random Allocation
- Swine
