Article
Relationships between adipose tissue characteristics of newborn pigs and subsequent performance: II. Carcass traits at 95 and 145 kilograms live weight.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jul 1990
Geri G, Franci O, Poli B M, Campodoni G, Zappa A
Abstract excerpt
Backfat thickness, carcass length, area of M. longissimus and carcass composition were determined for 253 Large White barrows and gilts to examine the genetic influence on the main characteristics of the carcass and the correlation of these traits with body measurements and fat characteristics at...
Topics
- Adipose Tissue
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Body Weight
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Male
- Phenotype
- Sex Characteristics
- Swine
