Growth and carcass characteristics in wether lambs of a crossbred dam line

Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-53

  Van Heelsum, A M ^a   Lewis, R M ^a,d   Davies, M H ^b   Haresign, W ^c  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Bluefaced Leicester; Carcass composition crossbred progeny; Lambs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037316548     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800053303     Document Type: Article

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