The effect of sex, carcass mass, back fat thickness and lean meat content on pork ham and loin characteristics

This study was designed to determine the ratio of ham and loin in half-carcasses and the tissue composition of these cuts. The research material consisted of 140 pig carcasses. The experimental materials were derived from the Polish commercial population of fattener pigs. Genetic material representi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: D. Knecht, K. Duziński
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Archives Animal Breeding
Online Access:http://www.arch-anim-breed.net/59/51/2016/aab-59-51-2016.pdf