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Characteristics of femur and humerus in Turopolje pig - autochthonous Croatian breed

Since 1996, Turopolje pig breed autochtonous Croatian breed was in the state of renewal and protection. The size of breeding population was 137 sows and 13 boars in year 2006. The aim of this study was to present some bones traits of femur and humerus in pigs /hogs Of Turopolje Breed ( T, n=19, live w. 100.3 kg) in comparison to selected hogs Swedish Landrace and Hypor (SL and HY, n= 62 and 53, live w. 103.3 and 104.0 kg). The hogs of T breed were produced by traditional Croatian technologies of low input ( feed) in outdoor system, while selected hogs were produced by conventional technologies of fettening in large farm. Characteristics of femur and humerus at hogs T were as follows: weights 271.4 and 256.6 length 202.0 and 194.9 mm, diameters of epiphysis proximalis 58.3 and 67.9 mm and epiphysis distalis 49.0 and 42.0 mm, the min. and max. diameters of doaphysis 19.0 and 18.9 mm and 23.0 and 25.8 mm and circumference of diaphysis 78.1 and 77.0 mm. Significantly higher values for all traits of femur and humerus except for lenght and circumference of diaphsis were found in hogs SL and Hy. The results should be contribution in explanation of carcass composition and distribution of tissues in the carcass of turopolje pig breed.

femur ; humerus ; Turpolje pig ; autochtonous pig breed

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