Comparison of muscle amino acid and fatty acid composition of castrated and uncastrated male pigs at different slaughter ages

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of castration and slaughter age on amino acid and fatty acid compositions in Longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle of pigs, as well as growth rates and meat quality. The total amino acid, essential amino acid and nonessential amino acid contents of ba...

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Main Authors: Ning-Ying Xu, Zhao-Wei Cai, Xiao-Feng Zhao, Chun-Jiang Zhao, Chang-Xin Wu, Yu-Chang Yao, Xiao-Ling Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-04-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1336