Sensory emphasis on pork quality related to the diet content of fermentable fibre-rich feedstuffs (chicory and lupine) with special emphasis on the effect on boar taint [PDF]
Boar taint in entire male pork is caused by skatole and andros-tenone and other compounds such as indole. However, female pigs also pro-duce skatole and indole.
Byrne, Derek Victor +2 more
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The sorting of beef cattle by hip height and subcutaneous fat depth [PDF]
Call number: LD2668 .T4 ASI 1989 F53Master of ScienceAnimal Sciences and ...
Flanders, Blake J.
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Backfat Thickness Does Affect the Restoration of Ovarian Activity Postpartum in Different Breeding Programs in Zebu Cattle. [PDF]
Martínez JF +5 more
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Studies with beef cattle, sheep and swine reported at 24th annual Livestock Day, April 13, 1962. [PDF]
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β-mannanase supplementation in diets reduced in 85 kcal metabolizable energy/kg containing xylanase-phytase improves gain to feed ratio, nutrient usage, and backfat thickness in finisher pigs. [PDF]
Genova JL +11 more
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VALUE OF ULTRASOUND-BASED PREDICTIONS OF CARCASS QUALITY GRADE [PDF]
This paper addresses the quality and value of data derived from ultrasound technology. It attempts to determine whether or not ultrasound is a strong enough predictor of beef carcass quality grade to be an economical tool used to improve the current ...
Anderson, John D., Ferguson, Meagan
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The pig performance testing scheme in Zimbabwe [PDF]
Commercial pig production in Zimbabwe largely involves the use of exotic pig breeds numbering approximately 104 thousand out of a total of 295 thousand pigs (CSO 1999a, 1999b).
Dzama, K.
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RETURNS TO SORTING AND MARKET TIMING OF ANIMALS WITHIN PENS OF FED CATTLE [PDF]
This research examines returns to cattle feeding operations that sort animals prior to marketing using ultrasound technology. The returns to sorting are between $11 and $25 per head depending on the number of groups the pens into which cattle can be ...
Brethour, John R. +3 more
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SNP do gene da tireoglobulina não afeta a espessura de gordura em bovinos da raça Canchim. [PDF]
A raça Canchim é uma raça composta que vem crescendo no mercado de gado de corte. Apesar da elevada capacidade de produção de carne a raça possui pouca gordura de cobertura, justificando pesquisas com o objetivo de aumentar a deposição de gordura nessa ...
ALENCAR, M. M. de +5 more
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Integrative Analysis Between Genome-Wide Association Study and Expression Quantitative Trait Loci Reveals Bovine Muscle Gene Expression Regulatory Polymorphisms Associated With Intramuscular Fat and Backfat Thickness. [PDF]
Silva-Vignato B +10 more
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