Intake and long-term cysteine supplementation change wool characteristics of Romney sheep

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-36

  Sherlock, R G ^a   Harris, P M ^a   Lee, J ^a   Wickham, G A ^a   Woods, J L ^a   McCutcheon, S N ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Wool protein; Wool quality; Wool sulfur

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035135247     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR00031     Document Type: Article

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