Carcass characteristics of finisher lambs raised on varying levels of energy under heat exposure

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 276-278

  Karim, S A ^a   Patnayak, B C ^a  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Carcass characteristics; Heat exposure; Lambs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032369423     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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