Estimation of beef carcass conformation carried out at a high-performance abattoir line and based on an impedance method

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 155-159

  Bohuslavek Z ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Beef carcass; Bio electrical impedance; Conformation; Estimation of commercial grading; Fatness

Indexed keywords

EID: 23644456649     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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