Characterization and consumer acceptance of three muscles from Hampshire x Rambouillet cross sheep expressing the callipyge phenotype

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2213-2218

  Kerth, C R ^a,b   Jackson, S P ^a   Ramsey, C B ^a   Miller, M F ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer Preferences; Histology; Lambs; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

LAMB; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 2342464247     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.8192213x     Document Type: Article

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