Carcass characteristics of the marketed Matebele goat from south-western Zimbabwe

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-179

  Simela, L ^a   Ndlovu, L R ^a   Sibanda, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Carcass dimensions; Matebele goat; Yield indices

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032913057     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(98)00182-5     Document Type: Article

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