Phenotypic Characterization of Rambouillet Sheep Expressing the Callipyge Gene: II. Carcass Characteristics and Retail Yield

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 125-132

  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 Yield; Meat; Muscles; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

LIPID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHEMISTRY; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENETICS; GOVERNMENT; HETEROZYGOTE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HETEROZYGOTE; LIPIDS; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; SHEEP; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0030640884     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.751125x     Document Type: Article

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