Evaluation of the South African Dorper as a terminal sire breed for growth, carcass, and palatability characteristics 1

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 368-375

  Snowder, G D ^a,c,d   Duckett, S K ^b  

^a USDA ARS US Sheep Experiment Station   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c US Meat Animal Research Center ^*  (United States)

^d U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Average Daily Gain; Composition; Feed Efficiency; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FRAXINUS; LAMB; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CONSUMER; CROSS BREEDING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT; SHEEP; STANDARD; TASTE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; SHEEP; TASTE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0038204417     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.812368x     Document Type: Article

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