Growth, Behaviour and Meat Quality of Heavy Pigs Subjected to Different Photoperiods

Pigs reared for Parma ham production with 16 hours of light per day spent more time resting and were heavier than those with just eight hours of light per day, according to researchers at the University of Bologna. There were no differences between the groups in terms of meat or ham quality.
calendar icon 18 March 2015
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