Accuracy of predicting weight and percentage of beef carcass retail product using ultrasound and live animal measures

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 466-473

  Greiner, S P ^a,c   Rouse, G H ^a   Wilson, D E ^a   Cundiff, L V ^b   Wheeler, T L ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Beef; Carcasses; Meat Yield; Prediction; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOVERNMENT; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0037528978     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.812466x     Document Type: Article

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