Effects of finishing diet and pre-slaughter fasting time on meat quality in crossbred pigs

The effects of the carbohydrate composition of finishing diet (fed from 80 to 107 kg of body weight) and the length of pre-slaughter fasting on pork quality were studied in a 2 × 2 factorial experiment with 80 crossbred pigs. The control finishing diet was based on barley and soybean meal, and the f...

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Main Authors: K. PARTANEN, H. SILJANDER-RASI, M. HONKAVAARA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 2008-12-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Science
Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/5881