Effect of halothane genotype, breed, feed withdrawal, and lairage on pork quality of belgian slaughter pigs.

doi:10.2527/1996.7481854x

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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

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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 diffe...

Topics

Abattoirs
Animals
Breeding
Female
Food Deprivation
Food Technology
Genotype
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Male
Malignant Hyperthermia
Meat
Stress, Physiological
Swine
Swine Diseases
Temperature
Time Factors

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