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The impacts of marbling on production traits and carcass composition

2018-03-20 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

Swine breeding programs have traditionally been focused on production efficiencies (i.e. growth rate and feed conversion) and leanness of the carcass. This focus has led to dramatic improvement in production efficiency and feed conversion. More recently, the market is starting to shift in that marbling and meat quality are growing in importance for consumers, packers and processors.

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