A comparative study on growth, body composition and carcass tissue distribution in Omani sheep and goats

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 329-339

  Mahgoub, O ^a   Lodge, G A ^a,b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b RR2 ^*  (Canada)

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EID: 0031797911     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859698005887     Document Type: Article

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