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Relationship between gilt behavior and meat quality using principal component analysis.
Meat science - 1 Jan 2014
Ros-Freixedes R, Sadler L J, Onteru S K, Smith R M, Young J M, Johnson A K, Lonergan S M, Huff-Lonergan E, Dekkers J C M, Rothschild M F
Abstract excerpt
Pig on-farm behavior has important repercussions on pig welfare and performance, but generally its relationship with meat quality is not well understood. We used principal component analysis to determine the relationship between meat quality traits, feeding patterns, scale activity, and number of conflict-avoidance interactions. The first principal component indicated that gilts with greater daily feed intake...
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