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Effect of deboning time, ageing period and collagen characteristics on horse Semimembranosus meat quality
DownloadFall 2020
Horse meat is a good source of iron and unsaturated fatty acids, which make it a suitable substitute for conventional meat. To sustain its consumer acceptance in a competitive global market, ensuring that Canadian horse meat is of the highest quality is of prime importance. Currently, in Canada...
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Genomic selection for pork quality and carcass traits in both cross- and pure-bred populations
DownloadSpring 2015
Pork quality and carcass characteristics are now being integrated into swine breeding objectives because of their economic value. Understanding the genetic basis for these traits is necessary for this to be accomplished. The main objective of this study was to improve pork quality traits in two...
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Relationships between loin physical, meat quality and intramuscular collagen characteristics of carcasses from crossbred swine populations
DownloadSpring 2020
Carcass and meat characteristics are of great importance to the pork industry as they determine the ultimate returns from animals produced. Making genetic progress in these traits requires them to be measurable, heritable and have adequate additive genetic variability. Estimates of genetic...