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Record 1 2011-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Husbandry
CONT

A feed composition containing L-carnitine and a high nutrient density diet is found to increase the lean-to-fat ratio of early weaned pigs.

CONT

Efficiency within LLM systems [landless livestock monogastric production systems] can further be enhanced by taking measures that result in more productive animals in terms of e.g. higher growth per day or higher muscle/fat ratio.

Key term(s)
  • lean to fat ratio
  • muscle to fat ratio
  • muscle fat ratio
  • muscle :fat ratio

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des animaux
CONT

La modification des fonctions biologiques des animaux permet d’augmenter la taille des portées, de modifier le rapport muscle/graisse ou encore d’avoir des animaux plus gros.

CONT

Une composition d'aliments du bétail renfermant de la L-carnitine et un régime alimentaire riche en éléments nutritifs augmentent le rapport muscle/graisse des porcs sevrés de façon précoce.

Key term(s)
  • rapport muscle graisse

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Fatty Substances (Food)
Key term(s)
  • high ratio fat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
CONT

Apparus depuis 1933, ils ont des propriétés émulsifiantes supérieures dues à leur teneur exceptionnelle en mono et diglycérides (jusqu'à 75% de ces derniers). Ils assurent une plus fine dispersion de la graisse dans la pâte, ce qui la renforce et permet au biscuitier ou pâtissier de forcer la dose de sucre relativement à la farine, d'où le nom de high ratio (forte proportion) qui est donné à ces shortenings. Bien que plus chers, ils sont très employés pour tous gâteaux à pâte sucrée, [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Slaughterhouses
CONT

Method for enhancing the dressed carcass weight of meat-producing animals by increasing lean meat deposition and improving the lean meat to fat ratio, comprising administering to said animals before slaughter, either orally or parenterally, an effective amount of a compound X.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Abattoirs

Spanish

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