Carcass composition and meat quality differences between pasture-reared ewe and ram lambs

Meat Science

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 383-391

  Johnson, P L ^a   Purchas, R W ^b   McEwan, J C ^c   Blair, H T ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fatness; Lean meat yield; Meat quality; Muscularity; Sex effects

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 22944432510     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2005.04.021     Document Type: Article

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