Intramuscular lipid and fatty acid profile of sheep comprising four sex-types and seven slaughter weights produced following commercial procedure

Meat Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-200

  Okeudo, N J ^a   Moss, B W ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatty acid; Intramuscular lipid; Sheep; Slaughter weight; Vasectomised ram

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33847187067     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.08.017     Document Type: Article

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