The effect of breed slaughter weight and nutritional management on cholesterol content of lamb carcasses

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 275-283

  Arsenos, G ^a   Zygoyjannis, D ^b   Kufidis, D ^b   Katsaounis, N ^b   Stamataris, C ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Breeds; Carcass fat; Cholesterol content; Lambs; Slaughter weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034028941     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00107-8     Document Type: Article

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