Plasma leptin in growing lambs as a potential predictor for carcass composition and daily gain

Meat Science

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 600-604

  Altmann, M ^a   Sauerwein, H ^b   von Borell, E ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Growth; Lambs; Leptin

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33746671930     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.05.013     Document Type: Article

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