This review has been developed as part of the mEATquality project with the main objective
to examine the types of extensification practices used in European pig husbandry and their …

The purpose of this paper is to summarize the available important information on local pig
breeds maintained in Europe. Genetic erosion has prompted national and international …

Consumers are increasingly demanding high-quality mutton. Cross breeding can improve
meat quality and is widely used in sheep breeding. However, little is known about the …

The paper deals with the results of the search for fattening and meat qualities of young pigs
of Large White breeds of different interbreeding differentiation according to some integrated …

Simple Summary EU consumers are increasingly concerned about the practice of surgical
castration of male piglets. An alternative approach that is more welfare-friendly is to raise …

Over the last several decades, China has continuously introduced Duroc boars and used
them as breeding boars. Although this crossbreeding method has increased pork …

The aim of the current experiment was to characterize and evaluate the effect of the dry-
curing process on chemical composition, physicochemical properties, and sensory …

In this work, we studied the backfat transcriptome of surgically castrated (C), intact (I) and
intact fed an experimental diet (IE) outdoor-reared male Alentejano (AL) pigs. The …

When compared to modern lean-type breeds, Portuguese local Alentejano (AL) and Bísaro
(BI) pig breeds present a high potential for subcutaneous and intramuscular fat (IMF) …

This study spanned 6 years and 4 generations, involving the progressive crossbreeding of
South African Kalahari Goat (SK) and Guizhou Black Goat (GB) over three generations …