Predicting carcass composition of beef cattle using ultrasound technology

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 889-892

  Griffin, D B ^a   Savell, J W ^a   Recio, H A ^a,b   Garrett, R P ^a,c   Cross, H R ^a,d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Meat Export Federation   (United States)

^c Benchmark Foods   (United States)

^d IDEXX Food Safety Net   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Carcass composition; Carcass yield; Measurement; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COLD; FOOD HANDLING; HEAT; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COLD; FOOD HANDLING; HEAT; MALE; MEAT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0033113537     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.774889x     Document Type: Article

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