International Journal of
Livestock Production

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Livest. Prod.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2448
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 292

Full Length Research Paper

Meat quality and morphology to meet the patency of Menz sheep (Ovis aries) in North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia

Said Mohammed
  • Said Mohammed
  • Biology Department, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.
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Tewodros Kelemu
  • Tewodros Kelemu
  • Biology Department, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.
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Getachew Kassa
  • Getachew Kassa
  • Animal Science Department, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 12 March 2015
  •  Accepted: 10 August 2017
  •  Published: 28 February 2018

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