Estimating fat reserves in Rasa Aragonesa ewes: A comparison of different methods

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 695-701

  Mendizabal, J A ^a   Delfa, R ^b   Arana, A ^a   Eguinoa, P ^a   Gonzalez C ^b   Treacher, T ^a   Purroy, A ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adipocytes; Body condition score; Ewes; Fat tissue; Liveweight; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

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EID: 1642388674     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A03-035     Document Type: Article

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