gender, loin, muscles, pigs, type of muscle fibres
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of gender on the proportional representation of different types of muscle fibres and their selected characteristics. The experiment was carried out with the use of 72 pigs of final hybrid combination with balanced gender ratio at an average live weight of. The average slaughter weight of the animals was kg. In order to determine the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the muscle fibre, samples were obtained from the loin carcass part, specifically the muscle.
