Effect of gender, housing density and the interaction on growth performance and carcass and meat quality of pigs slaughtered at 110 kg body weight
A total of 228 crossbred pigs were used to investigate the effect of gender (gilts and barrows), density at housing (0.84 and 0.76 m2/pig) and the interaction on growth performance and carcass and merit from 19.4 to 110 kg body weight. Feed intake of gilts increased as the space allowance decreased...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.inia.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/2869 |