Prediction of Slaughter Cow Composition Using Live Animal and Carcass Traits

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1594-1603

  O'Mara, F M ^c   Williams, S E ^a   Tatum, J D ^b   Hilton, G G ^d   Pringle, T D ^a   Wise, J W ^e   Williams, F L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c Excel Corporation   (United States)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Marketing Services Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcasses; Composition; Cows; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; MEAT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MEAT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032087806     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7661594x     Document Type: Article

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