Effects of breed and sex on the relative growth and distribution of bone in pigs

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Richmond, R.J., S.D.M. Jones, Price, M.A. and Berg, R.T. (1979). Effects of breed and sex on the relative growth and distribution of bone in pigs. Canadian Journal of Animal Science, 59, 471-479. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/cjas79-060

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The growth and distribution of bone from 179 pig carcasses were compared among five breeds (Duroc x Yorkshire (DxY), Hampshire x Yorkshire (HxY), Yorkshire (YxY), Yorkshire x Lacombe-Yorkshire ffxl--Y) and Lacombe x Yorkshire (LxY)) and two sex-types (barrows and gilts) over a wide range in carcass weight.

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© 1979 Richmond, R.J., S.D.M. Jones, Price, M.A. and Berg, R.T. This version of this article is open access and can be downloaded and shared. The original author(s) and source must be cited.

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