Effect of breed-type and feeding regimen on goat carcass traits

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 3215-3218

  Oman, J S ^a   Waldron, D F ^a,b   Griffin, D B ^a   Savell, J W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Agric Research and Extension Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Goat Breeds; Goat Feeding; Goat Meat; Goats

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLASSIFICATION; EATING; GOAT; HISTOLOGY; MEAT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; GOATS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MEAT;

EID: 0033256834     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.77123215x     Document Type: Article

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