Relationship between real-time ultrasound and carcass measures and composition in heavy sheep

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1304-1308

  Hopkins, D L ^a,b   Stanley, D F ^b   Ponnampalam, E N ^c  

^a Sheep CRC   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPTH DETERMINATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FAT; GENOTYPE; MEAT; REAL TIME; SHEEP; WEIGHT;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 35348853240     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA07009     Document Type: Article

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