Effects of Method and Time of Castration on Growth and Carcass Characteristics of Omani Sheep

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-127

  Mahgoub, O ^a   Horton, G M J ^a   Olvey, F H ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Carcass Composition; Castration; Feed Conversion; Growth; Omani Sheep; Sex

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHLORIS GAYANA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0032348723     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1998.121     Document Type: Article

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