Use of live ultrasound, weight and linear measurements to predict carcass composition of young beef bulls

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-35

  Bergen, R ^a   Miller, S R ^a   Mandell, I B ^a   Robertson, W M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef bulls; Carcass composition; Prediction models; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 19544377342     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A04-011     Document Type: Article

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