Expression of growing and slaughtering qualities of Swedish Landrace pigs according to sex

Authors

  • Marcela Šperanda Josip Juraj Strossmayer University, Faculty of Agriculture, 31 000 Osijek, Trg svetog Trojstva 3. Croatia , Josip Juraj Strossmayer Universität, Landwirtschaftliche Fakultät, 31 000 Osijek, Trg svetog Trojstva 3. Kroatien
  • Đuro Senčić Josip Juraj Strossmayer University, Faculty of Agriculture, 31 000 Osijek, Trg svetog Trojstva 3. Croatia , Josip Juraj Strossmayer Universität, Landwirtschaftliche Fakultät, 31 000 Osijek, Trg svetog Trojstva 3. Kroatien
  • Marija Uremović University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agronomy, 10 000 Zagreb, Svetošimunska 28. Croatia , Universität Zagreb, Agronomische Fakultät, 10 000 Zagreb, Svetošimunska 28. Kroatien
  • Boris Antunović Josip Juraj Strossmayer University, Faculty of Agriculture, 31 000 Osijek, Trg svetog Trojstva 3. Croatia , Josip Juraj Strossmayer Universität, Landwirtschaftliche Fakultät, 31 000 Osijek, Trg svetog Trojstva 3. Kroatien
  • Zvonko Antunović Josip Juraj Strossmayer University, Faculty of Agriculture, 31 000 Osijek, Trg svetog Trojstva 3. Croatia , Josip Juraj Strossmayer Universität, Landwirtschaftliche Fakultät, 31 000 Osijek, Trg svetog Trojstva 3. Kroatien

Keywords:

sex, boars, gilts, growth rate, slaughtering quality

Abstract

Better slaughtering and fattening results have induced more frequent fattening of young uncastrated boars. While fattening boars, the problem of unpleasant odour from the boar meet, which is caused by endosteron, scatol and other testicular hormones, often occurs. There are some differences between genetic bases of swine in extracting of these hormones. Therefore, the cam of this paper was to pay more attention on legitimacy of slaughtering Swedish Landrace uncastrated boars. The experiment was carried out on a group of uncastrated boars and a group of uncastrated gilts. The groups were composed of 15 accidentally chosen pigs per group from 15 different litters (one male and one female pig from each litter). The experimental fattening lasted for 95 days (from 30 to 90 kg of body weight) and the pigs were fed ad libitum. The boars had significantly higher daily growth rate (660g vs. 640g, P0.05). The pork sides were dissected according to the method by Weniger et al. (1963).
Keywords: sex; boars; gilts; growth rate; slaughtering quality

Author Biography

  • Marcela Šperanda, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University, Faculty of Agriculture, 31 000 Osijek, Trg svetog Trojstva 3. Croatia, Josip Juraj Strossmayer Universität, Landwirtschaftliche Fakultät, 31 000 Osijek, Trg svetog Trojstva 3. Kroatien

    corresponding author
    smarcela@suncokret.pfos.hr

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Published

1999-07-15

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (1999): Acta Agraria Kaposváriensis

Section

Section 2 – Pig and Rabbit Breeding Science

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Copyright (c) 1999 Marcela Šperanda, Đuro Senčić, Marija Uremović, Boris Antunović, Zvonko Antunović

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Šperanda, M., Senčić, Đuro, Uremović, M., Antunović, B., & Antunović, Z. (1999). Expression of growing and slaughtering qualities of Swedish Landrace pigs according to sex. Acta Agraria Kaposváriensis, 3(2), 121-127. https://journal.uni-mate.hu/index.php/aak/article/view/1364

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