Validation of the EUROP system for lamb classification in Norway; repeatability and accuracy of visual assessment and prediction of lamb carcass composition

Meat Science

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 497-509

  Johansen, Jørgen ^a,b   Aastveit, Are H ^b   Egelandsdal, Bjørg ^b   Kvaal, Knut ^b   Røe, Morten ^a  

^a Norwegian Meat Research Centre   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carcass; Classification; Commercial cutting; Lamb; Subjective assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746787207     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.04.017     Document Type: Article

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