[PDF] Top 20 Portuguese Local pig breeds: genotype effects on meat and fat quality traits

... Summary: Local breeds are generally associated with slower growth rates, higher slaughter weights, and fatter carcasses due to genetic and rearing system ...intensive pig production  ... See full document

... productivity and reduces the average cost of ...Modern pig production needs a variety of experts to handle the issues of herd health, production management, waste management, reproduction, genetics, ... See full document

... composition and meat quality traits were evaluated in 55 suckling kids (27 males and 28 females) from Serrana (S), Bravia (B) and Serrana · Bravia (S·B) crossbred ... See full document

... causal and candidate mutations asso- ciated to relevant productive traits in twenty local European pig ...structure and relationships among breeds was ...genes and ... See full document

... ) and in pork fat ( Cava et ...Alentejano pig meat were oleic (C18:1), palmitic (C16:0) and stearic (C18:0) acid, in decreasing order of importance, which agrees with previous studies ( ... See full document

... modern breeds, the knowledge on growth perfor- mance and nutritional needs of local pig breeds is very ...conventional pig breeds (Fernández- Fígares et al., 2007) ... See full document

... Jinhua and Pietrain breeds are significantly dif- ferent in carcass and meat quality ...Jinhua pig has a reputation for its thin skin, fine bones and tender meat, ... See full document

... types and native breeds are the basis of the genetics population of sheep in Northeastern ...cultivated, and these genotypes are known for their adaptive and hardiness traits which ... See full document

... commercial pig breeds usually produce very lean meat with poor eating ...intramuscular fat (IMF) content and consequently to improve sensorial meat quality are ...based ... See full document

... (AL) and Bísaro (BI) are the two main Portuguese pig ...of breeds [ 5 ] and is genetically similar to the Iberian (IB) pig [ 6 ...Portugal and generally characterized by ... See full document

... the effects of beef cattle breed and muscle type on the proximate chemical composition and quality traits of meat, including processing ...muscle) and musculus ... See full document

... 2008). Local farmers and chicken meat consumers have also shown interest in the native germplasm because of its unique ...Indigenous breeds are high in protein, particularly, enriched with ... See full document

... for meat quality showed a significant effect on the sensory evaluation of color (P = ...tenderness and palatability of ...(P<0.05) and carcass grade in this ...(2005), and ... See full document

... history and genetic ...largest and most diverse data sets of domestic dog breeds, reflecting their extensive phenotypic variation and heritage, to identify breed-defining ...introgression, ... See full document

... conducted on 16 gilts of PUL (n=8) and PL ...the Pig Testing Station of the National Research Institute of Ani- mal Production in Chorzelów under the same housing and feeding ...farms ... See full document

... important meat cuts and influences carcass conformation, the aim of this study was to estimate the relationship between VRTN gene polymorphism and growth, slaughter and pork quality ... See full document

... distribution and meat quality traits of Portuguese local breeds have been published ( Santos-Silva, Mendes, & Bessa, 2002; Santos-Silva & Portugal, 2001; Teixeira, ... See full document

... (QTL) on porcine chromosomes 16, 17 and 18 and to de- termine their association with carcass, organ and meat quality ...chromosomes and the results were used to construct ... See full document

... accuracy) on live birds after 12 hours without access to feed but with permanent access to ...Slaughter and post-slaughter processing were performed in the same standard technological ...Carcasses ... See full document

... potential and industrial quality for Autumn and Spring growing seasons in the northern/northeastern region of the state; ii) estimate the effects of environment and of the ... See full document