The influence of terminal sire breed on carcass composition and eating quality of crossbred lambs

Animal Science

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-86

  Ellis, M ^a,d   Webster, G M ^a,e   Merrell, B G ^b   Brown, I ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e Intervet UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Crossbreds; Lambs; Organoleptic traits; Sex

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0346938549     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800015575     Document Type: Article

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