Computer tomography and ultrasound measurement as methods for the prediction of the body composition of lambs

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 121-125

  Junkuszew, Andrzej ^a   Ringdorfer, Ferdinand ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b Fed Res Inst Agric Alpine R   (Austria)

Author keywords

Computer tomography; Performance test; Sheep; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAMB; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 9644281862     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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