An evaluation of the use of ultrasound scanning to predict carcass traits in steers grain fed for the Japanese market

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 147-152

  Baud, S ^a   Wade, C M ^c   Goddard, M E ^b  

^a Baud and Associates Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Fat thickness; Longissimus; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031974670     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A96149     Document Type: Article

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