Expected Genetic Response for Oleic Acid Content in Pork

Oleic acid in the intramuscular fat of Duroc pigs was found by researchers based in Lleida in Spain to be genetically determined and so selection strategies could be developed to increase the level in pork although, they warn, the potential for lean growth might be reduced.
calendar icon 8 January 2013
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