Genetic analyses of carcass composition, as assessed by X-ray computer tomography, and meat quality traits in Scottish Blackface sheep

Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-162

  Karamichou, E ^a   Richardson, R I ^b   Nute, G R ^b   McLean, K A ^c   Bishop, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Genetic parameters; Meat quality; Sheep; Tomography

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33645912890     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/ASC200518     Document Type: Article

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