Effects of index selection on the carcass composition of sheep given either ad libitum or controlled amounts of food

Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 185-195

  Lewis, R M ^a,b   Emmans, G C ^a   Simm, G ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Feeding; Genotype environment interaction; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036773901     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800052954     Document Type: Article

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