Effects of litter size and sex on meat quality traits of kid meat

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 191-196

  Todaro, M ^a   Corrao, A ^b   Alicata, M L ^a   Schinelli, R ^b   Giaccone, P ^a   Priolo, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capretto kid; Meat quality; Nebrodi goat

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 3242893149     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2003.11.011     Document Type: Article

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