An evaluation of the lamb vision system as a predictor of lamb carcass red meat yield percentage

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1488-1498

  Brady, A S ^a   Belk, K E ^a   LeValley, S B ^a   Dalsted, N L ^a   Scanga, J A ^a   Tatum, J D ^a   Smith, G C ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass yield; Image analysis; Lamb

Indexed keywords

LAMB;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; QUALITY CONTROL; SHEEP; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INSPECTION; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; MALE; MEAT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY CONTROL; SHEEP; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0642276656     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.8161488x     Document Type: Article

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