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Fattening performance, carcass traits, and meat quality of pigs from DanBred sows and Topigs Norsvin boars

By: Artur Rybarczyk  
Open Access
|Mar 2026

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Language: English
Page range: 49 - 62
Accepted on: Jan 14, 2026
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Published on: Mar 28, 2026
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