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Differences in fat distribution between Scottish Blackface and Texel lambs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

N. R. Lambe ,
E. Navajas ,
A.V. Fisher ,
L. Bünger  and
G. Simm
N. R. Lambe
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Animal Biology Division, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, Scotland
E. Navajas
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Animal Biology Division, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, Scotland
A.V. Fisher*
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Animal Biology Division, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, Scotland
L. Bünger*
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Animal Biology Division, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, Scotland
G. Simm
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Animal Biology Division, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, Scotland
*
The University of Bristol, Division of Farm Animal Science, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU, UK
Email:N.Lambe@ed.sac.ac.uk
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Factors such as breed, sex, stage of maturity, stage of reproduction and nutrition are known to affect the amount and distribution of fat in different body depots of sheep. Between-breed differences may occur in fat distribution between different body regions, or between different depots (e.g. carcass / internal fat). For example, breeds selected for milking or maternal traits tend to deposit relatively large proportions of internal fat, whilst meat breeds deposit more carcass fat (Wood et al., 1980; Thompson and Ball, 1997). The aim of this study was to compare levels of fat in different body depots between Scottish Blackface and Texel lambs at finishing.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2004 , 2004 , pp. 81
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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