Potential use of video imaging and real-time ultrasound on incoming feeder steers to improve carcass uniformity

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 385-392

  Basarab, J A ^a   Milligan, D ^a   McKinnon, J J ^b   Thorlakson, B E ^c  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c Box 3490   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer model; Electronic identification; Sorting; Steers

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0031326264     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A96-130     Document Type: Article

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