In vivo prediction of carcass composition and muscularity in purebred Texel lambs

Meat Science

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 416-423

  Wolf, B T ^a   Jones, D A ^b   Owen, M G ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Peithyll Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c Meat and Livestock Commission   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Conformation; Muscle distribution; Muscularity

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33746360888     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.02.019     Document Type: Article

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