Meat quality of Boer goat kids and Mutton Merino lambs 1. Commercial yields and chemical composition

Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-71

  Sheridan, R ^a   Hoffman, L C ^a   Ferreira, A V ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Cholesterol; Goat meat; Lamb; Meat cuts

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037316546     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800053327     Document Type: Article

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