Carcass composition, conformation and muscularity in Texel lambs of different breeding history, sex and leg shape score

Animal Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 465-475

  Wolf, B T ^a   Jones, D A ^a   Owen, M G ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Meat and Livestock Commission   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Conformation; Muscle; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035373640     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800051985     Document Type: Article

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