Effects of feeding system and nitrogen source on lamb growth, meat characteristics and fatty acid composition

Meat Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 344-348

  Atti, N ^a   Mahouachi, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^b University of Jendouba   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Carcass characteristics; Dry pasture; Faba bean; Fatty acids; Sheep; Soya; Stall

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; OVIS ARIES; VICIA FABA;

EID: 55149107177     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2008.08.011     Document Type: Article

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