Phenotypic Characterization of Rambouillet Sheep Expressing the Callipyge Gene: III. Muscle Weights and Muscle Weight Distribution

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 133-138

  Jackson, S P ^a   Miller, M F ^a   Green, R D ^a,b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Callipyge; Carcass Composition; Muscles; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; FORELIMB; GENETICS; GOVERNMENT; HETEROZYGOTE; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THORAX; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; FORELIMB; HETEROZYGOTE; HINDLIMB; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; SHEEP; THORAX; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0030635511     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.751133x     Document Type: Article

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