Better Fattening Performance, Better Pig Meat Quality

Dear Colleagues,

Pork is one of the most consumed meats around the world. Moreover, improved meat quality has gradually become an important objective of the consumers, and it has an essential economic value for the pork industry. Pork quality is influenced by multiple interacting factors along the production chain, including the genotype, feeding and housing conditions, peri-slaughter handling and slaughter conditions. A thorough understanding of the precise biological and molecular mechanisms of meat quality will provide potential approaches to improving pork quality and meeting the industry’s demand.

Thus, we are pleased to invite authors to contribute to the new Special Issue of Animals, entitled “Better Fattening Performance, Better Pig Meat Quality”. This Special Issue aims to gather novel insights that advance our understanding of pig fattening performance and meat quality.

In this Special Issue, reviews and original articles are welcome. The research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: the latest advances in identifying factors influencing pig fattening performance and meat quality, and potential strategies that can improve pork quality.

Prof. Dr. Jie Yin
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Animals is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• pig
• fattening
• meat quality
• pork
• growth performance
• genetics
• nutrients
• feed