On utilizations of the pigs of the Finnish Landrace breed in Estonia
1998
Eilart, K. | Poldvere, A. (Estonian Agricultural Univ., Tartu (Estonia).Inst. of Animal Husbandry)
In 1997 an experiment was carried out in the Department of Pig Breeding of the Institute of Animal Husbandry of the Estonian Agricultural University to compare the basic meat performance traits and quality of the pigs of different genotypes. The first group consisted of 58 descendants of 9 purebred boars of the Estonian Landrace breed. The second group (Finnish Landrace breed + Estonian Landrace breed) included 52 descendants of 9 boars and the third (Large White breed boar + Estonian Landrace breed sow) consisted of 32 descendants of 3 boars. At slaughter the live weight of the pigs investigated was from 95 to 105 kg. The meat traits were estimated by the progeny testing method. The physical and chemical quality of lean meat were estimated in musculus longissimus dorsi within 24 hours after slaughter. Utilization of the boars of the Finnish Landrace breed increased the loin eye area and lean meat content in a carcass. Concerning the above-mentioned traits, the best result showed the boars Mahti 149, Mahti 143, Koessy102 and Pliisu 19. According to SEUROP-classification 5.8, 30.7 per cent of the carcasses of the offspring of the boars of the Finnish Landrace breed belonged to S, E and U class, respectively. The profitability of pig breeding is increasing
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