Management strategies to reduce backfat in pigs: impact on pork eating quality
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2000
Conference Title
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia
Keywords
pigs, swine, pork, eating quality
Disciplines
Meat Science
Abstract
Pork from castrates is generally accepted as having better eating quality compared to boars, although, castrates are fatter compared to boars. Current management strategies used to control backfat in pigs include porcine somatotropin (pST) administration (1) and the use of dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) supplementation (2). However, the influence of pST or CLA on pork eating quality from castrates is largely unknown. The aim of this experiment was to determine the impact of pST administration and dietary CLA supplementation on eating quality of pork from surgical and immunological castrates.
Recommended Citation
D'Souza, D N,
Trezona, M,
Hagan, C R,
Hooper, J,
Nicholls, R R,
and
Mullan, B P.
(2000), Management strategies to reduce backfat in pigs: impact on pork eating quality, Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia, pp.260.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/conf_papers/224
