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Effect of halothane genotype, breed, feed withdrawal, and lairage on pork quality of belgian slaughter pigs.
Journal of animal science - 1 Aug 1996
De Smet S M, Pauwels H, De Bie S, Demeyer D I, Callewier J, Eeckhout W
Abstract excerpt
A total of 434 Belgian Landrace (B) or Piétrain x B (PB) pigs, of known halothane genotype (NN, Nn, and nn), were slaughtered in a commercial abattoir. Pigs were either fed until loading or deprived of food overnight before delivery. Upon arrival at the abattoir, pigs were slaughtered after different lairage times (within 1 h after arrival, after 2 to 3 h lairage, or 4 to 5 h lairage). Meat quality traits were...
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