1. OBJECTIVE

To characterize the variation in pork quality under standard production practices and to develop production schemes to improve pork quality.

2. PUBLICATIONS

Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals

• Impact of Rendement Napole genotype and short-term feeding of Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate prior to slaughter on carcass characteristics and pork quality.  Hamilton, D. N. M. Ellis, M. D. Hemann, F. K. McKeith, K. D. Miller, and K. Purser. 2001.   J. Anim. Sci. 80:1586-1592. 

• The carcass and meat quality characteristics of the progeny of two swine sire lines reared under differing environmental conditions.  Hamilton, D. N., M. Ellis, B. F. Wolter, F. K. McKeith, and E. R. Wilson. 2001.   Meat Sci. (In Press). 

Abstracts

• Effect of source, level, and time of feeding prior to slaughter of supplementary magnesium on pork quality.  Hamilton, D. N., A. V. Frampton, M. Ellis, F. K. McKeith, and J. M. Eggert. 2001.  J. Anim. Sci. 79(Suppl. 2):56.

Research Bulletins and Reports

• The carcass and meat quality characteristics of two lines of pigs reared under two differing environmental conditions.  Hamilton, D. N., M. Ellis, B. F. Wolter, F. K. McKeith, and E. R. Wilson. 2001.  Swine Res. Reports, University of Illinois.

Popular Press Articles

• Adding magnesium may enhance pork quality.  National Hog Farmer. December 2001