The main characteristics of the Iberian breed, an autochthonous pig breed of the Iberian
Peninsula, are presented in this chapter along with the results of a literature review on …

Traits of interest concerning reproductive performance, growth performance, carcass and
meat quality of local pig breeds involved in H2020 project TREASURE were collected from …

The objective of the present study was to determine the suitability of a swine breed with
leptin resistance and predisposition to obesity (the Iberian pig) as model for studies on …

Energy utilization in broilers as influenced by supplementation of enzymes containing
phytase or carbohydrase activities was investigated. Day-old male broilers (480) were …

Serum hormones and metabolites of lean and obese gilts were determined. Fifteen Iberian
and fifteen Landrace gilts, of approximately 20 kg body weight, were fed isoenergetic (13.6 …

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) …

ABSTRACT A total of 251 growing-finishing Iberian (IB) pigs, 32 of which were suckling
piglets, were used in 5 separate sets of trials. The comparative slaughter procedure was …

Nutritional requirements of the Iberian pig, a slow-growing, obese porcine breed, are not
well defined and seem to differ from those of conventional or high-performing pigs. The …

Eighteen Iberian barrows of 100 kg initial BW were used in a comparative slaughter
experiment to investigate the effects of feeding level (FL; 0.70 and 0.95× ad libitum) on …

The effects of undernutrition during pregnancy on prenatal and postnatal development of the
offspring were evaluated in sows with obesity/leptin resistance. Females were fed, from day …