Use of whole barley with a protein supplement to fatten lambs under different management systems and its effect on meat and carcass quality

Animal Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 271-285

  Cañeque, Vicente ^a   Velasco, Susana ^a   Díaz, Maria Teresa ^a   De Huidobro, Felipe Ruiz ^b   Pérez, Concepción ^c   Lauzurica, Sara ^c  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b Inst Madrileno Invest Agraria A   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barley; Fatty acids; Lamb; Meat quality; Pasture

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0041385863     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2003020     Document Type: Article

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