Growth, carcass and cooked meat characteristics of lambs sired by Dorset rams heterozygous for the Callipyge gene and Suffolk and Texel rams

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 92-97

  Abdulkhaliq, A M ^a   Meyer, H H ^b   Busboom, J R ^c   Thompson, J M ^b  

^a BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Callipyge; Carcass; Lamb; Meat

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34250017657     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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