Meat and fat quality of unweaned lambs as affected by slaughter weight and breed

Meat Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 308-313

  Juarez M ^a   Horcada, A ^a   Alcalde, M J ^a   Valera, M ^a   Polvillo, O ^a   Molina, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Churra Lebrijana; Fatty acid; Grazalema Merino; Weaning

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 67649850372     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.05.017     Document Type: Article

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