The effect of breed, sire, and sex on the quality of carcass sides
2006
Petrovic, M., Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade - Zemun (Serbia) | Pusic, M., Institute of Science Application in Agriculture, Belgrade (Serbia) | Radojkovic, D., Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade - Zemun (Serbia) | Mijatovic, D., Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade - Zemun (Serbia) | Kosovac, O., Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade (Serbia) | Radovic, C., Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade (Serbia)
Investigation of quality variability of pig carcass was carried out on 1443 fatlings (gilts and barrows). They were progenies of 22 (Farm A) and 12 sires (Farm B), 5 breeds-crossbreds (Swedish Landrace, Large White, Duroc, Hampshire, Duroc x Hampshire). Investigation included the following traits: weight of warm carcass (MTP, kg), meat in carcass sides (KMP, kg and SMP, %), total mass and ratio of leg+shoulder+loin (MFO, kg and UFO, %). All investigated traits varied under the influence of sire genotypes (P is less than 0.01) on Farm B. The effect of sire genotype was significant (P is less than 0.01) on KMP and SMP on the Farm A. All traits of carcass quality varied under the influence of sires. Gilts had higher KMP, SMP, MFO and UFO compared to male castrated heads. Difference in total breeding value between best and worst boar was 10.41 (Farm A) and 11.24 index point (Farm B).
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