The utility and attractiveness of adipose tissue within meat products vary based on species,
cut, and consumer preference. In beef, producers are rewarded for producing carcasses with …

Soladoye, PO, Shand, PJ, Aalhus, JL, Gariépy, C. and Juárez, M. 2015. Review: Pork belly
quality, bacon properties and recent consumer trends. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 95: 325–340 …

ABSTRACT Pigs (n= 240) were allotted in a 5× 2 factorial arrangement with 5 levels of
distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS): 0, 15, 30, 45, and 60%, and 2 ractopamine …

Seventy gilts were used to compare the effect of including 10% tallow (T), high-oleic
sunflower oil (HOSF), sunflower oil (SFO), linseed oil (LO), a fat blend (FB), or an oil blend …

Fresh pork bellies (n= 24) were cut into 15 sections to measure the intra-belly variation in
compositional and mechanical firmness characteristics. Length and width of each belly was …

ABSTRACT Crossbred pigs (n= 288) were used to test the interactive effects of dietary fat
source and slaughter weight on dissected carcass composition and fatty acid composition of …

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary chromium, CLA, and ractopamine on
performance, carcass traits, and pork quality of finishing pigs slaughtered at 115 kg BW …

We explored various dimensional and compositional factors that can influence the
perception of pork belly firmness. Bellies from 198 pigs of three different genotypes, two …

The effect of pig dietary supplementation with an antioxidant mixture (AOX), containing
vitamin E and verbascoside, on animal oxidative status, meat quality parameters, and shelf …

The objective was to summarize previous literature, using a meta-analysis approach, on the
effects of ractopamine hydrochloride (RAC) when fed at doses of 5 to 10 mg/kg for up to 35 d …