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SUBMITTER: Martins JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7278411 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Martins José Manuel JM Fialho Rita R Albuquerque André A Neves José J Freitas Amadeu A Tirapicos Nunes José J Charneca Rui R
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20200522 5
This work investigated the contribution of cross-breeding between two local Portuguese pig breeds to the conservation of animal biodiversity and income of local pig producers. Quality traits of semimembranosus (SM), gluteus medius (GM) and dorsal subcutaneous fat (DSF) were studied in Alentejano (AL), Bísaro (BI), AL × BI, and BI × AL (Ribatejano-RI) castrated male pigs. Pigs were reared outdoors, fed ad libitum, and slaughtered at ~65 (trial 1) and 150 kg BW (trial 2). In trial 1, AL pigs showe ...[more]