Evaluation of Electronic Technology to Assess Lamb Carcass Composition

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2433-2444

  Berg, E P ^a,c   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)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass Composition; Carcass Grading; Impedance; Lambs; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; GOVERNMENT; IMPEDANCE; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; OPTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SHEEP; STANDARD; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROMAGNETICS; FEMALE; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; OPTICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0031226053     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7592433x     Document Type: Article

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