Evaluation of alternative measures of pork carcass composition

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1093-1119

  Schinckel, A P ^a   Wagner, J R ^a,b   Forrest, J C ^a   Einstein, M E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass Composition; Lean; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MEAT; SWINE;

EID: 0035347443     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7951093x     Document Type: Article

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