Effects of the percentage of Texel or Rouge de l'ouest genes in lambs on carcass characteristics and meat quality

Animal Science

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-92

  Carson, A F ^a,b   Moss, B W ^b   Steen, R W J ^a,b   Kilpatrick, D J ^b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept of Agric for Northern Ireland ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeds; Carcass composition; Lambs; Sex; Slaughter weight

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0040294716     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800051110     Document Type: Article

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