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A comparison of tissue development in Pietrain and Large White pigs from birth to 64 kg live weight. 3. Growth changes in bone distribution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

A. S. Davies
A. S. Davies
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Department of Anatomy, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh EH9 1QH
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Summary

Half carcasses of 18 Pietrain and 18 Large White female pigs were dissected into 10 bone units. An allometric analysis of the weights of these units relative to total bone revealed increasing craniocaudal and distoproximal growth gradients. No differences in bone distribution were observed between the two breeds. Because of a difference in muscle distribution, the muscle: bone ratio in the femoral region of the Pietrain was greater than that of the Large White breed.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , February 1975 , pp. 45 - 49
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1975

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