Effects of genotype and plane of nutrition on growth and carcass characteristics of lambs from hill sheep systems
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of lamb genotype and plane of nutrition on post-weaning lamb growth, and carcass characteristics in hill sheep systems. The lamb genotypes compared were as follows: purebred Scottish Blackface, Swaledale × Scottish Blackface, Cheviot × Scottish...
Main Authors: | M.H.M. Speijers, A.F. Carson, L.E.R. Dawson, A.W. Gordon |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731109004443 |
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