Carcass tissue composition in light lambs: Influence of feeding system and prediction equations

Livestock Science

Volumn 126, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 112-121

  Carrasco, S ^a   Ripoll, G ^a   Panea, B ^a   Alvarez Rodriguez J ^a   Joy, M ^a  

^a Agrifood Institute of Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bone; Carcass measurements; Fat; Grazing; Indoors; Muscle

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70349218091     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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