Effect of male pig immunocastration on physical and chemical characteristics of Teruel dry-cured hams

Autor: Leticia PÉREZ-CIRIA, Guillermo RIPOLL, María Á. SANZ, Mireia BLANCO, Maria A. LATORRE
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol 21, Iss 2 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2171-9292
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2023212-19967
Popis: Aim of study: To evaluate the effect of the type of male castration (surgical vs. immunological) on the characteristics of Teruel dry-cured hams. Area of study: Teruel and Zaragoza (Spain). Material and methods: A total of 14 dry-cured hams from Duroc × (Landrace × Large White) male pigs intended for the Spanish Protected Designation of Origin ˈTeruel hamˈ were used. Half of them belonged to surgical castrated males (SCM) and the other half to immunocastrated males (IM). Ham weight losses during processing, physical and chemical characteristics were analyzed. Main results: There were no differences (p>0.05) due to the type of castration in ham weight losses throughout processing, thickness of subcutaneous fat, marbling, maximum stress and intramuscular fatty acid profile. However, hams from IM presented lower (p
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