Article
Effect of genotype, gender and age on sheep meat quality and a case study illustrating integration of knowledge.
Meat science - 1 Nov 2014
Hopkins D L, Mortimer S I
Abstract excerpt
Subtle breed differences exist for meat quality traits and the Merino does stand out, although many comparisons are confounded by production site or lack of processing intervention. Despite this, the Merino does seem to have a propensity to produce meat with a higher pH and reduced colour stability under extended ageing. Use of the Merino in a crossbreeding system not only provides benefits from hybrid vigour,...
Topics
- Animals
- Crosses, Genetic
- Diet
- Female
- Genome
- Genotype
- Hybrid Vigor
- Hybridization, Genetic
- Male
- Meat
- Phenotype
- Sheep, Domestic