Genotype effect on carcass and meat quality of lambs finished in irrigated pastures in the semiarid Northeastern Brazil

The aim of this study was to compare four genetic groups of sheep on the carcass and meat quality traits. Thirty-three contemporary and unrelated male lambs, all of single birth were used in the experiment, being thirteen from the Santa Inês (SI) breed, seven from the Brazilian Somali breed (BS), si...

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Main Authors: G.A. Fernandes Júnior, R.N.B. Lôbo, M.S. Madruga, A.M.B.O. Lôbo, L.S. Vieira, O. Facó
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2013-08-01
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352013000400037&lng=en&tlng=en