China Science

Stern S; Heyer A; Andersson HK; Rydhmer L; Lundstrom K

Abstract The objective of the study was to compare production results andtechnological meat quality for pigs born outdoors and reared indoors or outdoors during the summerperiod. A total of 279 pigs was reared in a large pen on deep litter, or outdoors. Daily weight gainand lean meat percentage were higher for pigs outdoors than indoors during year one (864 vs. 841g;56.9 vs. 55.9%), (more…)

Gongora J; Peltoniemi OAT; Tammen I; Raadsma H; Moran C

Abstract It is believed that some Finnish farmed “Wild Boars” may not originate fromgenuine European Wild Boar. To test this the D-loop mitochondrial sequence and nuclearglucosephosphate isomerase processed pseudogene (GPIP) and melanocortin receptor 1 (MC1R) genes wereanalysed in 41 Finnish farmed Wild Boar from two farms in order to determine if there was anyevidence of hybrid origins. (more…)