A comparison of growth and carcass traits in Scottish Blackface lambs sired by genetically lean or fat rams

Animal Science

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 299-307

  Conington, J ^a   Bishop, S C ^b   Waterhouse, A ^a   Simm, G ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Extensive husbandry; Genetic parameters; Live weight; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032188138     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800010067     Document Type: Article

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