Prediction of crude fat content of longissimus muscle of beef using the ratio of fat area calculated from computer image analysis: Comparison of regression equations for prediction using different input devices at different stations

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 799-803

  Kuchida, K ^a   Kono, S ^b   Konishi, K ^c   Van Vleck, L D ^d   Suzuki, M ^a   Miyoshi, S ^a  

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

^b Hiroshima Prefectural Univ   (Japan)

^c National Livestock Breeding Center   (Japan)

^d U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal Fat; Carcasses; Imagery

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034169555     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.784799x     Document Type: Article

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