PORK QUALITY
The following page presents pork quality projects supported by Swine Innovation Porc since 2010. Click on the fact sheets below to learn more about each project.
Classifying Canadian pork based on quality attributes
Manuel Juarez, AAFC Lacombe
Status: Ongoing. Results are expected in 2023.
Objective methods for the evaluation of marbling and other meat quality traits
Laurence Maignel, Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement
Status: Completed in 2018.
Increasing Canadian pork consumption, market share and competitiveness through enhanced nutritional values and overall quality with a functional molecule in pork meat
Claude Gariepy, AAFC St-Hyacinthe
Status: Completed in 2018.
Development of new genomic tools to improve meat quality traits and production efficiency in pigs
Brian Sullivan and Mohsen Jafarikia, Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement
Status: Completed in 2013.
Capturing genetic merit in differentiated pork production systems through genomics
George Foxcroft, University of Alberta
Status: Completed in 2013.