An Evaluation of Ultrasound and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Measure in Vivo Intramuscular Fat Content of Longissimus Muscle of Pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2942-2949

  Ville H ^a   Rombouts, G ^b   Van Hecke, P ^b   Perremans, S ^a   Maes, G ^b   Spincemaille, G ^b   Geers, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biopsy; Fat; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; Pigs; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

LIPID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; GENETICS; GRAVITY; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; EVALUATION STUDIES; GRAVITATION; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SWINE;

EID: 0031264869     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.75112942x     Document Type: Article

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