Carcass shape and meat eating quality in sheep : opportunities for genetic improvement using computed tomography
This thesis reports on an investigation of the association between muscularity and meat quality in Scottish Blackface (SBF) and Texel (TEX) lambs, and the in vivo assessments of these traits using X-ray computed tomography (CT) with a view to their possible inclusion in breeding programmes. The obje...
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University of Edinburgh
2008
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.659894 |