Accuracy and repeatability of beef carcass longissimus muscle area measurements

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1980-1988

  Steiner, R ^a,c   Vote, D J ^a   Belk, K E ^a,d   Scanga, J A ^a   Wise, J W ^b   Tatum, J D ^a   Smith, G C ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b Marketing Services Division   (United States)

^c Excel Corporation   (United States)

^d 7C Animal Science Bldg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Carcass Grading; Instrumentation; Longissimus dorsi

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HISTOLOGY; MEAT; MEAT INDUSTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; MEAT; MEAT-PACKING INDUSTRY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0642309699     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.8181980x     Document Type: Article

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