Effect of pig growth rate and health status on meat eating quality
D Zammerini et al. University of Bristol & university of Leeds, United Kingdom
Factors were 3 growth categories (Fast, Slow and Interrupted).
Growth rate was measured between weaning and slaughter.
- Guidelines for fast growth were
>600 g/d to 90kg and >700 g/d to 110kg.
- Guidelines for slow growth were around 500 g/d to 90kg and 590 g/d to 110kg.
- Interrupted growth pigs were those that had suffered a period of weight loss presumed to be due to infection.
There was a strong tendency for toughness to be lower in the Fast group but a significant growth category x carcass weight interaction prevented
this being a statistically significant effect. Results in Table 2 show that toughness was significantly lower in the Fast groups at
both 90 and 110 kg carcass weight.
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