Sire carcass breeding values affect body composition in lambs ‿2. Effects on fat and bone weight and their distribution within the carcass as measured by computed tomography
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- 作者：F. Anderson ; F.Anderson@murdoch.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; A. Williams ; L. Pannier ; D.W. Pethick ; G.E. Gardner
- 关键词：Lamb ; Fat ; Bone ; Breeding value ; Computed tomography
- 刊名：Meat Science
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：June 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：116
- 期：Complete
- 页码：243-252
- 全文大小：350 K
文摘
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Breeding values for reduced post weaning c-site fat depth and increased eye muscle depth uniformly reduce carcass fat.
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Increased growth breeding values have minimal impact on proportions of carcass fat or bone.
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At equal carcass weight, Merino sired lambs have more bone than lambs sired by Maternal or Terminal sires.
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At equal carcass weight, Maternal sired lambs have more carcass fat than lambs sired by Merino or Terminal sires.