Prediction of the chemical composition of lamb carcasses from multi-frequency impedance data

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-176

  Hegarty, R S ^a,b   McPhee, M J ^b   Oddy, V H ^b   Thomas, B J ^c   Ward, L C ^d  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance; Carcass composition; Lamb

Indexed keywords

FAT; PROTEIN; WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY WATER; CARCASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRODE; EVISCERATION; IMPEDANCE; LAMB; NECK; NONHUMAN; VARIANCE;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEINS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP;

EID: 0031891469     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19980028     Document Type: Article

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