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SUBMITTER: Matyba P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7909567 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Matyba Piotr P Florowski Tomasz T Dasiewicz Krzysztof K Ferenc Karolina K Olszewski Jarosław J Trela Michał M Galemba Gilbert G Słowiński Mirosław M Sady Maria M Domańska Dominika D Gajewski Zdzisław Z Zabielski Romuald R
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20210120 2
Intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) pigs are characterized by high perinatal mortality and dysfunction of internal organs, adipose, and muscle tissues. However, little is known about the post-weaning performance and meat quality of the IUGR pigs. The aim of this study was to compare normal pigs and pigs with IUGR from birth until slaughter, also with respect to their meat quality. Pigs with the IUGR achieved lower slaughter weight but did not differ significantly from normal pigs in terms of t ...[more]