The assessment of carcass traits of Awassi lambs by real-time ultrasound at different body weights and sexes

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3428-3438

  Orman, A ^a   Caliskan, G U ^a   Dikmen, S ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Awassi; Lamb; Longissimus muscle; Sex; Subcutaneous fat thickness; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHEEP; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX FACTORS; SHEEP; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77957222916     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2431     Document Type: Article

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