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Bone-muscle relationships in lamb and mutton carcasses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. J. F. Russel  and
R. A. Barton
A. J. F. Russel
Affiliation:
Sheep Husbandry Department, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
R. A. Barton
Affiliation:
Sheep Husbandry Department, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Carcass weight, bone weight, bone length, and bone weight per unit length were examined as possible indices of the weight of muscular tissue in lamb and mutton carcasses.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 68 , Issue 2 , April 1967 , pp. 187 - 190
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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