Effect of sex and feeding system on feed intake, growth, and meat and carcass characteristics of fattening Assaf lambs

Livestock Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 118-125

  Rodriguez A B ^a   Bodas, R ^a   Prieto, N ^a   Landa, R ^a   Mantecon A R ^a   Giraldez F J ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carcass; Free Choice intensively reared lambs; Meat; Whole barley grain

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 44449153008     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.09.016     Document Type: Article

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