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Impact of selection for muscling on lean meat yield in Merino's

Project start date: 30 January 2006
Project end date: 15 January 2007
Publication date: 15 January 2007
Project status: Completed
Livestock species: Sheep, Lamb

Summary

To compare the lean meat yield, and intramuscular fat distribution from lambs of varying fatness and carcase sizes that are the progeny of sires with high or low muscling ASBVs. To compare VIAscan and DEXA estimation of lean meat yield.