Genotype and age effects on sheep meat production. 4. Carcass composition predicted by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1172-1179

  Ponnampalam, E N ^a,b   Hopkins, D L ^c   Dunshea, F R ^b,e   Pethick, D W ^d   Butler, K L ^b   Warner, R D ^b  

^a Sheep CRC   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; FAT; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MEAT; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34548810302     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA07008     Document Type: Article

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