Articles | Volume 45, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-45-247-2002
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-45-247-2002
10 Oct 2002
 | 10 Oct 2002

Mast-, Schlachtleistung und Fleischqualität verschiedener Schweinerassen bei Stall- und Freilandhaltung (Kurzmitteilung)

D. Micklich, H.-D. Matthes, M. Hartung, and H. Möhring

Abstract. Title of the paper: Fattening, slaughter performance and meat quality of different pig breeds in indoor or outdoor housing (short communication)
Relationships between outdoor housing and some meat quality parameters were investigated. Studies were carried out with the pig breeds Schwerfurter Fleischrasse, Deutsches Sattelschwein und Duroc. Fattening, slaughter performances and meat quality were compared by indoor or outdoor housing. Between different breeds in most parameters there were significant differences. Regarding the influence of outdoor housing with grazing the study showed improve results by meat quality parameters only in meat colour and water keeping.