Development of organs and tissues in lambs raised on Spanish mountain grassland;Développement des organes et des tissus chez les agneaux élevé s dans les pacages montagneux d'Espagne

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-45

  Álvarez Rodríguez, Javier ^a   Sanz, Albina ^a   Joy, Margalida ^a   Carrasco, Salomé ^a   Ripol, Guillermo ^a   Teixeira, Alfredo ^b  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Allometric growth; Carcass; Fat depots; Non carcass; Sheep; Tissues

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70349217367     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJAS08064     Document Type: Article

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