We examined differences in slaughter performance and meat quality of Honghe yellow cattle different ages. randomly selected nine bulls for at 12 (12M), 36 (36M), 60 (60M) months age. There were significant antemortem live weight, carcass net weight among the three groups, all which increased with Backfat thickness 36M (4.77±0.25 mm) 60M (5.50±0.50 was significantly higher than 12M (3.00±0.00 mm...

It has also been observed that when low-medium lean growth genotypes are raised under ideal conditions, lean growth rate is only marginally increased from 100 to 260 pounds. Low-medium lean growth genotypes respond to more ideal conditions by consuming feed in excess of that needed for maximum lean growth, and subsequently become fatter. Barrows of a number of low to average lean growth genotyp...

Reputable pig breeding programmes have been very successful in reducing production costs over the last twenty years through significant genetic progress in a wide variety of traits including growth, feed conversion, reduced backfat thickness and, over the last decade, litter size and litters per sow per year [1] . However, with some notable exceptions, genetic progress in many meat and eating q...

and Implications Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) improved carcass characteristics of pork by decreasing backfat and increasing fat hardness (firmness). CLA also improved the color of pork loin chops and patties both initially and over retail storage time. Combined, these carcass composition and sensory characteristic improvements could provide processors and consumers a more desirable product. T...