The effect of grazing saltbush with a barley supplement on the carcass and eating quality of sheepmeat

Autor: Allan J. Rintoul, K.L. Pearce, David W. Pethick, Hayley C. Norman, M. G. Wilmot, David G. Masters
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Meat Science. 79:344-354
ISSN: 0309-1740
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2007.10.014
Popis: The carcass and eating quality of sheep grazing a saltbush dominant saline pasture system or on a 'control' dry pasture, stubble plot both supplemented with barley for 14 weeks was investigated (Experiment 1, 50 (2×25) 6 month merino lamb wethers and Experiment 2, 50 (2×25) 18 month old merino hogget wethers). Treatment had no significant effect on eating quality attributes (P>0.05). Saltbush grazed sheep in both experiments had a significantly (P
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