Genetic selection, sex and feeding treatment affect the whole-body chemical composition of sheep

Animal

Volumn 1, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1427-1434

  Lewis, R M ^a,b   Emmans, G C ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Fatness; Feeding treatment; Genetic selection; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL GENETICS; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CARCASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FEMALE; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHEEP; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 36048933620     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107000808     Document Type: Article

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