Performance and carcass quality in three genetic groups of sheep in Brazil

Three different genetic groups were evaluated for growth up to slaughter and carcass quality for kill out, commercial cuts, non-carcass components, as well as carcass morphometric measurements. Pure Santa Ines (SI), ½ Ile de France × ½ Santa Ines (I × SI) and ½ Texel × ½ Santa Ines (T × SI) lambs we...

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Main Authors: Maximiliano Tadeu Memória Cardoso, Aline Vieira Landim, Helder Louvandini, Concepta McManus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2013-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982013001000007&lng=en&tlng=en