Intramuscular fat in the longissimus muscle is reduced in lambs from sires selected for leanness

Meat Science

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1068-1075

  Pannier, L ^a,b   Pethick, D W ^a,b   Geesink, G H ^a,c   Ball, A J ^a,c   Jacob, R H ^a,d   Gardner, G E ^a,b  

^a Sheep CRC   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^d Meat and Livestock Aus ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding value; Fatness; Intramuscular fat; Lamb; Muscling

Indexed keywords

BREEDING VALUE; FATNESS; INTRAMUSCULAR FATS; LAMB; MUSCLING;

SITE SELECTION;

MUSCLE;

OVIS ARIES;

INTRAMUSCULAR FAT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREEDING; BREEDING VALUE; DIET; DOMESTIC SHEEP; EYE; FATNESS; GENETICS; GROWTH; HUMAN; LAMB; MEAT; METABOLISM; MUSCLE; MUSCLING; OBESITY; ORGAN SIZE; PARASPINAL MUSCLE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

BREEDING VALUE; FATNESS; INTRAMUSCULAR FAT; LAMB; MUSCLING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BREEDING; DIET; EYE; GROWTH; HUMANS; MEAT; MUSCLES; ORGAN SIZE; PARASPINAL MUSCLES; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84889610003     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.06.014     Document Type: Article

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