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Muscle fibre characteristics of pigs selected for components of efficient lean growth rate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

N.D. Cameron
Affiliation:
Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9PS, Scotland
N. Oksbjerg
Affiliation:
Danish Institute of Animal Science, Foulum Research Centre, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark
P. Henckel
Affiliation:
Danish Institute of Animal Science, Foulum Research Centre, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark
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Responses in muscle fibre characteristics of pigs, due to selection for lean growth, would be of concern to the pig breeding industry, if there were also associated changes in meat and eating quality. The present study evaluated the responses in muscle fibre characteristics to selection for components of efficient lean growth.

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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1997

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