Effects of varying percentages of the genotype Duroc in organic fat-tening pigs on performance, carcass and meat quality
Description:
The use of portions of Duroc in fattening pigs is often recommended in organic pork production. It is the aim to investigate the effect of varying percentages of the genotype Duroc in organic fattening pigs on performance, carcass and meat quality. Therefore a total of 192 fattening pigs with 0%, 25%, 50% or 75% Duroc percentage are kept and fed under fully organic conditions in the years 2007 and 2008. The results should help to identify the optimal Duroc percentage in organic fattening pigs.
Executive Institute:
Institute of Organic Farming (TI-OL) Details of Institute of Organic Farming
Parent institution:
Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut - Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries (TI) Details of (TI) (Lower Saxony)
Contract period:
02. 07. 2007 - 30. 06. 2009
Project budget:
114,626 €
Participating Institutions:
- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics Details of Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics
- MRI - Department of Safety and Quality of Meat (MRI-FL) Details of MRI-FL
- Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen (LWK-Niedersachsen) Details of LWK-Niedersachsen
Funding Programme:
- BMELV - BÖLN - Federal Organic Farming Scheme and other forms of sustainable agriculture Details of BMELV - BÖLN - Federal Organic Farming Scheme and other forms of sustainable agriculture
Subject:
- Animal breeding
- Genetic Resources
- Organic Farming
Purpose of research:
Applied research
Funding Institutions:
- Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) Details of (BMELV)
Project Management Agency:
- Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) Details of BLE