The effect of castration and age on the development of the Shetland sheep skeleton and a metric comparison between bones of males, females and castrates

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 373-390

  Davis, Simon J M ^a  

^a ENGLISH HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biometry; Castration; Dental eruption; Dental wear; Epiphysial fusion; Measurements; Ontogeny; Sexual dimorphism; Sheep bones

Indexed keywords

SHEEP;

EID: 0033920093     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1999.0452     Document Type: Article

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