Comparison of Carcass and Meat Quality Characteristics between Korean Native Black Pigs and Commercial Crossbred Pigs

Abstract

This study was intended to provide basic information which might be useful in increasing added values to the pork from Korean native black pigs (KNP), through comparative evaluation on carcass characteristics and meat qualities between KNP and four exotic breed groups including Duroc (DD), Landrace (LL), Yorkshire (YY), and LYD-cross (1/4LL 1/4YY, 1/2DD), and the results were summarized as follows. Live weight carcass weight, dressed meat weight, skin weight, fat weight and bone weight of KNP were significantly (p while other groups ranged from 11.5 to Shear force value was not different among the treatments. KNP had significantly (p value while DD had significantly (p