Prediction of lamb carcass composition and meat quality using combinations of post-mortem measurements

Meat Science

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 711-719

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

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SAC Kirkton Farm   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breed; Carcass composition; Lamb; Meat quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149479320     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2008.10.025     Document Type: Article

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