Fatty acid composition of lamb meat as affected by production system, weaning and sex

Acta Agriculturae Slovenica

Volumn 91, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages 47-52

  Cividini, Angela ^a   Levart, Alenka ^a   Žgur, Silvester ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Fatty acid composition; Lambs; Meat; Production systems; Sex; Sheep; Weaning

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 58149517188     PISSN: 15819175     EISSN: 18541941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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