Nondestructive prediction method for yolk:albumen ratio in chicken eggs by computer image analysis

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 909-913

  Kuchida, Keigo ^a   Fukaya, Miho ^a   Miyoshi, Shunzo ^a   Suzuki, Mitsuyoshi ^a   Tsuruta, Shogo ^b,c  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer image analysis; Prediction method; Yolk:albumen ratio

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

ALBUMINOID; EGG PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; EGG; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EGG PROTEINS; EGGS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIGHT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0033141854     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.6.909     Document Type: Article

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