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Effect of callipyge gene on lamb growth, carcass characteristics, and meat quality

Creator:

Srinivasan, Haribaskar

Abstract:

Callipyge (CLPG, n=16) and normal (N, n=11) lambs were produced from Polypay dams and Dorset sires heterozygous for the CLPG gene to study the effects of the gene on growth and carcass and meat quality parameters. CLPG lambs had higher average daily gain than N lambs (0.26 vs 0.23 kg/day,...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

Effect of callipyge gene on lamb growth, carcass