Effect of suckling management on productive performance, carcass traits and meat quality of Comisana lambs

Meat Science

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 577-583

  Maiorano, G ^a   Ciarlariello, A ^a   Cianciullo, D ^a   Roychoudhury, S ^b   Manchisi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Bone; Growth; Intramuscular collagen; Lamb; Meat quality; Suckling management

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 69549112744     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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