ASAS Centennial paper: Impacts of animal science research on United States sheep production and predictions for the future

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3252-3274

  Lupton, C J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Future; Impact; Research; Sheep production

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; GENETICS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH; SHEEP; STATISTICS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITION SCIENCES; ANIMALS; BREEDING; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH; SHEEP;

EID: 55849153181     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1148     Document Type: Article

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