Genetic parameters for carcass composition and muscularity in sheep measured by X-ray computer tomography, ultrasound and dissection
- 30 November 2004
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Livestock Production Science
- Vol. 90 (2-3), 167-179
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.04.004
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