Effect of dietary sodium bicarbonate supplementation on carcass and meat quality of high concentrate fed lambs

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 122-127

  Sen, A R ^a   Santra, A ^a   Karim, S A ^a  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Carcass; Lambs; Meat quality; Sodium bicarbonate

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33747791402     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.05.032     Document Type: Article

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