Effect of birth weight of piglets on their growth ability, carcass traits and meat quality

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43210%2F17%3A43911039" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43210/17:43911039 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00027014:_____/17:N0000033

Result on the web

<a href="https://acta.mendelu.cz/media/pdf/actaun_2017065010119.pdf" target="_blank" >https://acta.mendelu.cz/media/pdf/actaun_2017065010119.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201765010119" target="_blank" >10.11118/actaun201765010119</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Effect of birth weight of piglets on their growth ability, carcass traits and meat quality

Original language description

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of birth weight on growth performance and carcass quality. Data were collected from 80 crossbred piglets. Individual body weight was measured at birth, at the age of 21, 28 and 38 days, 4 weeks before slaughter, 2 weeks before slaughter and one day before slaughter. Average daily weight gains in separate intervals were calculated. Fattening period was finished at the same day for all pigs. Lean meat percentage and pH1 value were measured after slaughter, drip loss and intramuscular fat content were analysed in laboratory. Data were divided into 4 groups according to the birth weight of piglets (I: less than 1000 g, II: 1001-1200 g, III: 1201-1500 g, IV: 1501 g and more). Increased birth weight resulted in increased daily weight gain from birth to weaning (28 days), after weaning and also from birth to slaughter (P LESS-THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.05, P LESS-THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.01). The high daily weight gain in group IV enabled pigs to reach the slaughter weight one month earlier than pigs from group II. The lowest lean meat content (52.74 +- 2.82 %) was found in group I V. This is connected with high slaughter weight (132.50 +- 7.27 kg). Intramuscular fat content, pH1 value and drip loss were not affected by birth weight of piglets.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40201 - Animal and dairy science; (Animal biotechnology to be 4.4)

Project

<a href="/en/project/QJ1210253" target="_blank" >QJ1210253: The molecular genetics as a tool for effective work in a small breeding population of pigs.</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis

ISSN

1211-8516

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

65

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

119-123

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85015964718