Assessment of Lamb Carcass Composition from Live Animal Measurement of Bioelectrical Impedance or Ultrasonic Tissue Depths

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2672-2678

  Berg, E P ^a   Neary, M K ^a   Forrest, J C ^a   Thomas, D L ^b   Kauffman, R G ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass Composition; Impedance; Lambs; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; IMPEDANCE; MALE; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SHEEP; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SHEEP; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0030279008     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.74112672x     Document Type: Article

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