Global assessment of land and water resource demand for pork supply

C Govoni, DD Chiarelli, A Luciano… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Growing population and rising incomes are leading to an ever-increasing demand for
animal-based foods. Pigmeat is currently the most consumed meat globally, even exceeding …

Weighted single-step GWAS identified candidate genes associated with growth traits in a Duroc pig population

D Ruan, Z Zhuang, R Ding, Y Qiu, S Zhou, J Wu, C Xu… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Growth traits are important economic traits of pigs that are controlled by several major genes
and multiple minor genes. To better understand the genetic architecture of growth traits, we …

[HTML][HTML] Flavonoids from mulberry leaves inhibit fat production and improve fatty acid distribution in adipose tissue in finishing pigs

Y Liu, Y Peng, C Chen, H Ren, J Zhu, Y Deng, Q Cui… - Animal Nutrition, 2024 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the effects of flavonoids from mulberry leaves (FML) on plasma
biochemical indices, serum activities of lipid metabolism-related enzymes, fat morphology …

[HTML][HTML] The synergistic inhibition and mechanism of epicatechin gallate and chitosan against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and the application in pork …

Q Guo, C Ren, J Cai, C Zhang, Y Li, B Xu, MA Farooq - LWT, 2022 - Elsevier
Livestock-associated-Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (LA-MRSA) contamination on pork has
emerged as one of the major concerns worldwide. Combinations of natural plant extracts …

[HTML][HTML] Quality and safety of pork sold in the informal urban street markets of the Cape Metropole, South Africa

S Magqupu, CLF Katiyatiya, OC Chikwanha… - Meat Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Pork in the informal market significantly contributes to food, nutrition and income security in
low-income countries' urban areas but is a safety concern to value chain actors and public …

Nitrogen flow in livestock waste system towards an efficient circular economy in agriculture

MO Doyeni, K Barcauskaite… - Waste Management …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The race is on to achieve an important level of efficiency in the attainment of a circular
economy in agriculture especially with the aim of sustainable nitrogen management. This …

Smart Pig Farming—A Journey Ahead of Vietnam

M Sharifuzzaman, HS Mun, KMB Ampode, EB Lagua… - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
Vietnam heavily relies on pork as its primary source of animal protein. Traditional farming
methods, characterized by small-scale operations, dominate the industry. However …

Risk management in pig farming: a reality or conjecture? A systematic review

F Gregolin, KO da Silva Miranda - Animal Production Science, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Context The complexity in swine production demands equally complex management
actions. In this sense, risk management is an area that has been little explored and that may …

Integration of multi-omics approaches for functional characterization of muscle related selective sweep genes in Nanchukmacdon

D Arora, K Srikanth, J Lee, D Lee, N Park, S Wy… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Pig as a food source serves daily dietary demand to a wide population around the world.
Preference of meat depends on various factors with muscle play the central role. In this …

Prevalence of gross lesions and handling practices in pigs and their association with pork quality, Kiambu, Kenya

DN Sentamu, JO Onono, P Muinde, N Bor… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Pre-slaughter handling of pigs has been documented to affect the quality of meat though no
studies have investigated this relationship in the Kenyan context. This study aimed to …