In vivo prediction of internal fat weight in Scottish Blackface lambs, using computer tomography

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 105-113

  Lambe, N R ^a,c   Conington, J ^a   McLean, K A ^a   Navajas, E A ^a   Fisher, A V ^b   Bunger L ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SAC Kirkton Farm   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; SHEEP; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; SCOTLAND; SHEEP; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33644891646     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2006.00570.x     Document Type: Article

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