Reflectance spectrum of adipose tissue to trace grass feeding in sheep: Influence of measurement site and shrinkage time after slaughter

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 886-891

  Priolo, A ^a,b   Prache, S ^a   Micol, D ^a   Agabriel, J ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcasses; Carotenoids; Grasses; Reflectance; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; COLORIMETRY; DIET; EVALUATION; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TIME;

ABATTOIRS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BODY COMPOSITION; CAROTENOIDS; COLORIMETRY; DIET; MALE; POACEAE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036546669     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.804886x     Document Type: Article

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