The measurement of skin thickness in merino sheep using realtime ultrasound

Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 269-276

  Brown, D J ^a   Wolcott, M L ^a   Crook, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Real time ultrasound; Seasonal variation; Skin fold callipers

Indexed keywords

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; MEASURING SYSTEM; MERINO SHEEP; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0034451695     PISSN: 00437875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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