The application of digital imaging techniques in the in vivo estimation of the body composition of pigs: A review

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-11

  Szabo, Cs ^a   Babinszky, L ^a   Verstegen, M W A ^b   Vangen, O ^c   Jansman, A J M ^d   Kanis, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body composition; Computer tomography; Magnetic resonance; Pigs; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROCESS MONITORING; SWINE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0033003352     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(99)00050-0     Document Type: Review

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