Muscularity and eating quality of lambs: Effects of breed, sex and selection of sires using muscularity measurements by computed tomography

Meat Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 105-112

  Navajas, E A ^a   Lambe, N R ^a   Fisher, A V ^b   Nute, G R ^b   Bunger L ^a   Simm, G ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breed effect; Lambs; Meat eating quality; Muscularity; Scottish Blackface; Sex effect; Texel

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 39449112416     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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