Professional paper

https://doi.org/10.31727/m.21.5.1

Correlation between meatiness and growth intensity of black slavonian pigs

Đuro Senčić orcid.org/0000-0003-2663-1655 ; Prehrambeno-tehnološki fakultet, Sveučilište J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Hrvatska
Danijela Samac orcid.org/0000-0001-9277-3710 ; Prehrambeno-tehnološki fakultet, Sveučilište J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Hrvatska
Zvonko Antunović ; Prehrambeno-tehnološki fakultet, Sveučilište J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Hrvatska

Abstract

The research was carried out on Black Slavonian pigs that were fattened for 190 days in a semiopen system. They were fed fodder mixture and green alfalfa ad libitum. After fattening, the pigs were divided in two groups (A and B), according to their daily gains. The average daily gain of pigs in Group A was 0.520 kg, whereas the average daily gain of pigs in Group B was 0.420 kg. After slaughter, the pigs were dissected according to Weniger et al. (1963.) Compared to the pigs with lower growth intensity within the same fattening period, the Black Slavonian pigs with higher growth intensity (higher daily gains) had higher live weight, higher cold carcass weight, longer carcass length, thicker back fat and lower muscular tissue share in carcasses. There is a significant correlation (r) between daily gains and the analysed indicators of slaughter quality of pigs.

Keywords

pigs; daily gain; meatiness; correlation

Hrčak ID:

226644

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/226644

Publication date:

15.10.2019.

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