Skeletal muscle fibers, carcass yield and feed efficiency in native Pantaneiros lambs: a biotype characterization
Agda Costa Valério1, Tatiane Fernandes2, Adrielly Lais Alves da Silva1
1Faculty of Agrarian Sciences, Federal University of Grande Dourados, Dourados, MS, Brazil.
Tropical Animal Health and Production
|September 18, 2025
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