Part 1. Growth, carcass and meat quality parameters of male goats: Effects of genotype and liveweight at slaughter

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 57-66

  Dhanda, J S ^a,c   Taylor, D G ^b   Murray, P J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Baroona Park   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carcass characteristics; Goal genotype; Growth; Meat quality

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0041408134     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00112-3     Document Type: Article

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