Effect of Transportation at High Ambient Temperatures on Physiological Responses, Carcass and Meat Quality Characteristics in Two Age Groups of Omani Sheep
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Kadim, I.T.
(Department of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University)
Mahgoub, O. (Department of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University) AlKindi, A.Y. (Department of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University) Al-Marzooqi, W. (Department of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University) Al-Saqri, N.M. (Department of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 34, Al-Khoud, 123, Sultanate of Oman) Almaney, M. (Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Sultan Qaboos University) Mahmoud, I.Y. (Department of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University) |
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