Using ultrasound to determine fat thickness and longissimus dorsi area on Manchego lambs of different live weight

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-165

  Fernandez C ^a   Garcia A ^a   Vergara, H ^a   Gallego, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fat thickness; Lamb; Muscle area; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002239770     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(97)00034-5     Document Type: Article

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