Estimation in vivo of the body and carcass chemical composition of growing lambs by real-time ultrasonography

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 350-357

  Silva, S R ^a,b   Gomes, M J ^a   Dias Da Silva, A ^a   Gil, L F ^a   Azevedo, J M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b NONE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Body Composition; Lambs; Real Time Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 27744596301     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2005.832350x     Document Type: Article

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