Fatty acid composition of heavy pig back fat in relationship to some animal factors

The influence of genetic type, lean meat percentage and sex on fatty acids (FA) composition of back fat of heavy pigs, reared for the production of San Daniele dry cured ham, was studied. One-hundred pigs of four genetic types - Large White or Duroc x (Landrace x Large White), GOLAND and DANBRED - w...

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Main Authors: Mauro Vitale, Angela Sepulcri, Micaela Morgante, Nicoletta Di Bernardo, Edi Piasentier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/500