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6946: Quality of lamb meat in organic vs conventional sheep farming

{FACILITY} Quality of lamb meat in organic vs conventional sheep farming.

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Description in project N°6568
Experimentation based on 2 flocks of 50 ewes (limousine breed), one on organic farming, the other on conventional farming; 14ha of permanent grassland are used, 6ha on conventional and 8 ha on organic.
Same lambing date (end April). Measurements made only on males, fattened only with grass or only with concentrates.

Keywords:Sheep, quality, lambs, traceability
Subject Areas: Food systems > Food security, food quality and human health
Research affiliation: France > INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
Location:Orcival INRA Farm. 40km South West Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne Region, centre France).
Moutaneous area. Altitude 1000-1100m
Type of Facility:Animal research facility
Start Date:01 January 2005
End Date:31 December 2008
Total budget (Euro):0
Orgprints ID Number:6946
Contact:BENOIT, Marc
Deposited On:18 January 2006
EPrint Type:Research facility description
Related Links:http://www.inra.fr/Internet/Projets/ciab/, http://www.inra.fr/Internet/Projets/ciab/qualite_ovins.pdf

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