David Hopkins talks with
ScienceWatch.com and answers a few questions about
this month's New Hot Paper in the field of
Agricultural Science. The author has also sent along
images of their work.
Article Title: Genotype and age effects on sheep
meat production 1. Production and growth
Authors:
Hopkins,
DL;Stanley, DF;Martin, LC;Gilmour, AR
Journal: AUST J EXP AGR
Volume: 47
Issue: 10
Page: 1119-1127
Year: 2007
* Australian Sheep Ind Cooperat Res Ctr, Armidale, NSW
2350, Australia.
* Australian Sheep Ind Cooperat Res Ctr, Armidale, NSW
2350, Australia.
(addresses have been truncated; see full
article)
Figure 1: A photo of some of the oldest
animals in the experiment kept until they
were 22 months of age.
Figure
2:
Figure 2: Collection of muscle samples on
the slaughter chain for enzymatic,
proteomic, and genomic
analysis.
Figure
3:
Figure 3: Collection of histology samples.
Joe Brunner (Former Technical Officer with
NSW DPI at Armidale) and Leonie Martin
(Former Technical Officer with NSW DPI at
Cowra).