Feed efficiency, growth rates, carcass evaluation, cholesterol level and sensory evaluation of lambs of various hair and wool sheep and their crosses

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 239-245

  Bunch, T D ^a   Evans, R C ^a   Wang, S ^a   Brennand, C P ^a   Whittier, D R ^a   Taylor, B J ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass; Feed efficiency; Sensory evaluation; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 1842788695     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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