Ractopamine levels on performance, carcass characteristics and quality of pig meat

Ractopamine levels on performance, carcass characteristics and quality of pig meat

This study evaluated the effect of ractopamine (RAC) on the performance of finishing pigs and the meat quality of these animals. Seventy crossbred pigs (35 barrows and 35 females) selected for high gain of lean meat, with initial weight of 77.1±0.32 kg were distributed in randomized blocks with five...

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Main Authors: Cesar Augusto Pospissil Garbossa, Raimundo Vicente de Sousa, Vinícius de Souza Cantarelli, Maria Emília de Sousa Gomes Pimenta, Márcio Gilberto Zangeronimo, Hebert Silveira, Thiago Hiroshi Kuribayashi, Luis Gustavo dos Santos Cerqueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2013-05-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Subjects:
β-adrenergic agonist
lipid oxidation
meat quality
TBARS
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982013000500004

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