Page 14 of articles about meat in Abstracts

The effects of different pre-slaughter feed withdrawal times (FWT) on the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) weight and the gut environment of pigs and Salmonella shedding were investigated.

The use of DDGS in finishing diets until 3 weeks before slaughter does not affect carcass quality

The use of ractopamine in finishing diets may improve gain efficiency and carcass composition

Vitamin E acetate supplementation in high-oleic sunflower oil may improve meat lipid stability

Meat colour and colour stability in pork may be affected by dietary composition

Dietary soybean oil suplementation of growing-finishing diets does not affect lipid oxidation in pork products

The use of raw potato starch in the finishing diets may reduce boar taint perception in entire males, however boar taint it is not completely reduced

L-Carnitine supplementation of piglet diets may reduce the negatieve impact of low birth weight

Pig performance was not affected by the fat source included in grower diets

Fluctuation in feed intake either every day or every 3 d had minimal effect on carcass fat to lean ratio compared with pigs fed restricted amount throughout the experiment.

Feeding pregnant sows amounts above the requirement during the period of secondary muscle fiber formation affected muscle fiber characteristics

The use of glycerine in pig diets does not negatively affect pig performance or frequency of histological lesions in tissues associated with methanol metabolism

Dietary ractopamine supplementation in pig diet during the fattening period may improve carcass and primal cuts without affecting pork qualty

A feed restriction protocol of 21 days in the finishing phase followed by ad libitum feeding programme since to slaughter may improve efficiency in growing-finishing pigs