Prediction of Live Lamb Chemical Composition Utilizing Electromagnetic Scanning (ToBEC™)

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1864-1872

  Wishmeyer, D L ^a   Snowder, G D ^b   Clark, D H ^c   Cockett, N E ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA ARS US Sheep Experiment Station   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body Composition; Electromagnetic Scanning; Lambs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROMAGNETICS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP;

EID: 0030209047     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.7481864x     Document Type: Article

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