Development and validation of equations utilizing lamb vision system output to predict lamb carcass fabrication yields

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2069-2076

  Cunha, B C N ^a   Belk, K E ^a,b   Scanga, J A ^a   LeValley, S B ^a   Tatum, J D ^a   Smith, G C ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Lamb; Longissimus Muscle Area; Subprimal Yield; Video Image Analysis

Indexed keywords

LAMB;

EID: 3142643541     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.8272069x     Document Type: Article

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