The effects of docking on performance and carcass characteristics of male Karakaş lambs

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-192

  Gokdal O ^a   Aygun T ^b   Bingol M ^b   Karakus F ^b  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fat tail docking; Growth performances; Karaka lambs; Slaughter

Indexed keywords

LAMB; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0346958207     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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