Goat meat production: Present status and future possibilities

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1842-1852

  Dhanda, J S ^a,c   Taylor, D G ^a,b   Murray, P J ^a,c   Pegg, R B ^a   Shand, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Baroona Park   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Future Needs; Goat Meat Industry; Meat Production Potential; Nutritive Value

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0344664064     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2003.1842     Document Type: Review

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