influences of weaning age and weight on carcass traits and meat quality of pigs

The purpose of this study was to establish the effects of weaning age and weight on pigs, and their interaction with carcass traits and meat quality. A total of 468 piglets were obtained from 57 sows and four boars and grouped by age at weaning (D21, 18–24 days; D28, 25–32 days). Each weaning group...

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Published in:Animal science journal 2015-04, Vol.86 (4), p.428-434
Main Authors: KO, Kyung Bo, Kim, Gap‐Don, Kang, Dong‐Geun, Kim, Yeong‐Hwa, Yang, Ik‐Dong, Ryu, Youn‐Chul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Age Factors
Animals
boars
Body Weight
carcass trait
carcass weight
Cattle
correlation
drip loss
Female
Food Quality
growth performance
Hogs
Male
marbling
Meat
meat carcasses
Meat quality
pig
piglets
sows
Swine - growth & development
Swine - physiology
Weaning
weaning age
weaning weight
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to establish the effects of weaning age and weight on pigs, and their interaction with carcass traits and meat quality. A total of 468 piglets were obtained from 57 sows and four boars and grouped by age at weaning (D21, 18–24 days; D28, 25–32 days). Each weaning group was subdivided into three weight groups (L, M and H) according to weaning weight. The D28 group had heavier carcass weight, redness and yellowness, but had lower marbling scores and less drip loss than the D21 group (P 
ISSN:1344-3941
1740-0929
DOI:10.1111/asj.12314