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Outdoor Finishing of Intact Male Portuguese Alentejano Pigs on a Sustainable Hi...
Martins, José Manuel; Varino, Ricardo; Charneca, Rui; Albuquerque, André; Garrido, Nicolás; Neves, José; Freitas, Amadeu; Costa, Filipa; Marmelo, CarlaThis trial evaluated the effect of sex on the blood, growth, carcass, meat quality, and boar taint compounds in male Alentejano (AL) pigs (n = 30). From ~40 to 130 kg LW, castrated (C) and intact pigs (I and IExp groups) were fed commercial diets ad libitum. Between ~130 and 160 kg (slaughter), C and I pigs continued on commercial diets, while IExp were fed an experimental diet containing locally produced pulse...
Transcriptomic Profiling of Subcutaneous Backfat in Castrated and Intact Alente...
Garrido, Nicolás; Albuquerque, André; Charneca, Rui; Costa, Filipa; Marmelo, Carla; Ramos, Amélia; Martin, Luísa; Martins, José ManuelIn 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 experimental diet was a high-fiber diet with locally produced legumes and by-products associated with a boar taint reduction effect. At slaughter (~160 kg), backfat samples were collected for total RNA sequencing. Intact pigs presented ...
Influence of Sex on Meat and Fat Quality from Heavy Alentejano Pigs Finished Ou...
Martins, José Manuel; Charneca, Rui; Garrido, Nicolás; Albuquerque, André; Jerónimo, Eliana; Guerreiro, Olinda; Lage, Patrícia; Marmelo, CarlaThis work aimed to examine the effects of sex on meat and fat quality traits from thirty Portuguese Alentejano (AL) pigs reared in outdoor conditions. These pigs were divided into three groups and fed ad libitum. From ~40 to 130 kg LW, castrated (C group) and intact animals (I and IExp) consumed commercial diets. Until slaughter (~160 kg), C and I pigs remained on commercial diets, and IExp changed to a more su...