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.