Selection for carcass quality in hill sheep measured by X-ray computer tomography

Selection for carcass quality in hill sheep measured by X-ray computer tomography

This paper describes an investigation of the use of computer tomography (CT) to genetically improve carcass composition and conformation in Scottish Blackface sheep. After 5 years of selection on an index designed to improve both composition and conformation (the ‘CT index’), a large response was ob...

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Main Authors: E. Karamichou, B.G. Merrell, W.A. Murray, G. Simm, S.C. Bishop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
carcass composition
conformation
computer tomography
genetic parameters
sheep
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731107413684

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