Effects of available nutrition and sire breeding values for growth and muscling on the development of crossbred lambs. 1: Growth and carcass characteristics

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 593-603

  Hegarty, R S ^a   Shands, C ^a   Marchant, R ^a   Hopkins, D L ^a   Ball, A J ^b   Harden, S ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Meat and Livestock Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carcass; Genetics; Lamb; Muscling; Nutrition; Sheep

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; FAT RESERVE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; MUSCLE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SHEEP; WEANING;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33745285970     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR04275     Document Type: Article

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