Effects of body weight and sex on carcass tissue distribution in goats

Meat Science

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 577-585

  Mahgoub, O ^a   Kadim, I T ^a   Al Saqry, N M ^a   Al Busaidi, R M ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Bone; Carcass; Fat; Muscle; Omani goats

Indexed keywords

CARCASS; OMANI GOATS;

BONE; DATA REDUCTION; MUSCLE; OILS AND FATS; WEIGHING;

MEATS;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 1842532134     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2003.12.011     Document Type: Article

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