Studies by PJ Rincker, J Killefer, M Ellis, MS Brewer and FK McKeith of the Department of Animal Science and Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, scotch claims that intramuscular fat content governs the taste, tenderness...
By Heather M. White and Mickey A. Latour, Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University. Added dietary fat is very common in swine diets and there are many types available to nutritionist.
By Dr. Mark Hawe, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) and Erica Chisholm, Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute (AFBI) Producers and processors share the common goal - improving carcase quality.
By Rick Sanderson, Pork Chain Business Development Manager, PIC. Meat quality is a very topical subject, and almost everyone I talk to has an opinion on what we must do to improve it.
By Brenda Patton, Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan, Mark Honeyman and Steven Lonergan. This article is from the Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2006.
By Brenda Patton, Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan, Mark Honeyman and Steven Lonergan. This article is from the Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2006.
By Joel Morrical, graduate research assistant; Mark Honeyman, professor of animal science; Clint Schwab, graduate research assistant; Jay Harmon, professor of ag and biosystems engineering and Tom Baas, associate professor of animal science. This article...
By Kees de Lange, University of Guelph - This article is from a collection of the scientific papers presented at the 2006 London Swine Conference.
By Brenda Patton, research assistant, animal science; Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan, associate professor of animal science; Mark Honeyman, professor of animal science; Steven Lonergan, associate professor of animal science. This article is from the Iowa State...
By JSR Genetics - Quality pork, yielding additional revenue, can only be achieved through integrated production systems involving - and rewarding - all links of the pork chain. All components in the chain must cooperate to produce quality pork. For example,...
By Ronald Klont, PIC’s Northern European Pork Chain Manager - Ronald Klont defines the relationships between ultimate pH and four of the five meat quality attributes that impact consumer purchasing decisions - taste, appearance and juiciness.
By Jeff Wood, Professor of Food Animal Science, University of Bristol and presented at the 16th Annual JSR Technical Conference - Both meat quality and costs of production (COP) are clearly important for the future, but whereas reducing COP is a clear...
By Steve W. Martinez and Kelly Zering for the USDA's Economic Research Service - This study addresses changes in the organization of the U.S. pork industry, most notably marketing contracts between packers and producers, by exploring their function in...
By Eric van Heugten, NCSU Swine Extension - Several investigators have reported improvements in swine growth and meat quality when the animals' diet is supplemented with vitamin C. However, other studies have yielded inconsistent results, as some investigators...
By Dr Alan E Tinch, Head of Genetics and R&D, JSR Genetics Ltd - This is a report from The 14th Annual JSR Technical Conference held on the 16th September 2003. The function of our industry is to produce pork for the consumer which is wholesome and desirable...
By Brent Frederick and Dr Eric van Heugten, Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University - Two-thirds of a pig's body magnesium is located in bone. The remaining third is disbursed in soft tissue and extracelluar fluid. Using dietary magnesium...
This article discusses the results from the September 2002 publication of the National Residue Monitoring Plan for 2001, released by Ireland's Department of Agriculture and Food.
By Dr Todd See, Swine Genetics Specialist, North Carolina State University - Quality is consumer defined and consumer driven. This has led to a whole new way of thinking about pork production. For instance, what bundle of quality attributes can be supplied...
By D.N. D'Souza and B.P. Mullan, Agriculture Western Australia - Meeting the consumer's need for lean, tender, juicy pork that is free from off-flavours and aromas is imperative to the future success of the Australian pork industry in an ever changing,...













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