Effect of tail docking on growth performance and carcass traits in Turkish Tuj lambs

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 9, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2094-2097

  Tilki, Muammer ^a   Saatci, Mustafa ^b   Aksoy, Ali Riza ^a   Kirmizibayrak, Turgut ^a  

^a KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MEHMET AKIF ERSOY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carcass; Docking; Fat; Growth; Meat; Tuj lambs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957677340     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2010.2094.2097     Document Type: Article

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