SLAUGHTERING QUALITY OF CROSSBRED PIGS WITH GERMAN LANDRACE AND PIETRAIN AS TERMINAL BREEDS

In the aim of slaugtering quality improvement of pigs, crossbred sows of Large White and Swedish Landrace (F1) are crossed with German Landrace, Pietrain or some other boars from exemptionaly lean breeds. Triple crosses between Large White, Swedish Landrace and Pietrain are different from triple crosses with German Landrace as terminal breed regarding the conformation and leaness of carcasses and meat quality. Triple crosses with Pietrain have bigger ham diameter (72.40 cm: 70.30 cm), bigger share of ham (29.24% : 28.54%), necks (8.05% : 7.64%) and belly-rib parts (19.15% : 17.33%), better leaness (55.64% : 53.40%), lower pH2 values in muscle tissue (5,50 : 5,86), lower water holding capacity (9.70 cm2: 8.50 cm2) and paler color (58.00 : 65.50 G fo values).