Carcass characteristics of Hampshire Down and Santa Inês ram lambs under different photoperiods;Características de carcaça de cordeiros Hampshire Down e Santa Inês sob diferentes fotoperíodos

Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-297

  De Sá, José Luiz ^a   De Siqueira, Edson Ramos ^b   De Sá, Cristiane Otto ^a   Roça, Roberto De Oliveira ^b   Fernandes, Simone ^b  

^a EMBRAPA SEMIÁRIDO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breed; Commercial dressing; Light; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 19944366626     PISSN: 0100204X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-204x2005000300013     Document Type: Article

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