Carcass merit and meat quality in Suffolk lambs, Katahdin lambs, and meat-goat kids finished on a grass-legume pasture with and without supplementation

Meat Science

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 211-219

  Turner, K E ^a   Belesky, D P ^b   Cassida, K A ^c   Zerby, H N ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass; Goat; Meat quality; Pasture finish; Sheep; Supplement

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; COTTON; OILSEEDS;

CARCASS; GOAT; MEAT QUALITY; PASTURE-FINISH; SHEEP; SUPPLEMENT;

MEATS;

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOMESTIC SHEEP; FABACEAE; FOOD QUALITY; GOAT; MEAT; POACEAE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FABACEAE; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FOOD QUALITY; GOATS; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POACEAE; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902979719     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2014.06.002     Document Type: Article

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