Open AccessThe effect of different fixed factors on pig carcass quality and meat traits
Author(s) -
Čedomir Radović,
Milan Petrović,
Olga Kosovac,
N. Stanišić,
D. Radojković,
M. Mijatovic
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
biotechnology in animal husbandry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2217-7140
pISSN - 1450-9156
DOI - 10.2298/bah0904189r
Subject(s) - sire , breed , rump , withers , biology , zoology , loin , lean meat , veterinary medicine , body weight , medicine , endocrinology
Objective of the paper was to investigate the effect of the sire breed (Swedish landrace and Large Yorkshire) and sex (female animals and male castrates) on quality of carcass and pig meat. Established fat thickenss was the highest at withers (33,21 mm) and the thinnest at rump in the center of m. gluteusa medius (18,48 mm). Sire breed had influence (p 0,05).
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