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Chapitre D'ouvrage Année : 2019

Gascon pig

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The present chapter aims to present history and current status of Gascon pig breed, one of the local pig breeds investigated in the project TREASURE. This French autochthonous breed of pigs, which almost disappeared, now enjoys a new boom. The quality of its product is recognized by the consumers and by official quality labels (Protected Designation of Origin). Exterior phenotypic characteristics of the breed, geographical location, production system and main products are described. Reproductive performance data available in the literature and estimated from the LIGERAL database (herdbook) are presented. Literature data on production traits are also summarized for growth (early, middle, late and overall growth), feed intake, body composition and carcass traits. Meat quality traits (pH, colour, intramuscular fat content and composition) and fat tissue characteristics (fatty acid profile) are also described. Studies on Gascon pig breed are scarce and variability between studies, especially regarding productive traits, can be explained by differences in production systems, feeding regimes and feed composition according to studies. Nevertheless, the current review gives updated insights into the reproduction, production and quality traits of this local pig breed.
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hal-02441507 , version 1 (15-01-2020)

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Marie-José Mercat, Bénédicte Lebret, Herveline Lenoir, Nina Batorek-Lukač. Gascon pig. European Local Pig Breeds – Diversity and Performance, InTech - Open Access Publisher, 2019, 978-1-78985-408-4. ⟨10.5772/intechopen.83764⟩. ⟨hal-02441507⟩
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