Meat and meat products currently represent an important source of protein in the human
diet, and their quality varies according to intrinsic and extrinsic parameters that can …

Tenderness, juiciness, and flavor have been associated with consumer acceptance of beef,
lamb, and pork. Drivers of consumer liking are interrelated across these species, but there …

The effects of an alginate-based edible coating containing natural antioxidants (rosemary
and oregano essential oils) on lipid oxidation, color preservation, water losses, texture and …

The Spanish market offers a greater variety of Iberian pork products. The aim of this paper is
to determine the perception of consumers of several aspects of Iberian pig production and …

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of immunocastration on meat and carcass
quality compared with meat from females, entire and surgically castrated males. One …

This paper constitutes an updated review of the production and meat quality aspects of
rearing entire male pigs. Since a major obstacle in rearing entire males is the incidence of …

Fresh animal products are highly perishable and characterized by a short shelf-life. Edible
coatings with natural antioxidants (essential oils: EOs) could improve stability, ensure …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of vaccination against GnRH on
performance traits, pig behaviour and acute phase proteins. A total of 120 pigs (36 non …

The effect of alginate edible coating and the addition of two levels of basil (Ocimum spp) on
polyphenols, DPPH and ABTS activities, meat characteristics (lipid oxidation, pH, weight …

Meta-analysis was used to compare pigs immunocastrated (IC) with Improvac® versus
physically castrated (PC) or entire male (EM) pigs. Performance and carcass data as most …