In vivo estimation of sheep carcass composition using real-time ultrasound with two probes of 5 and 7.5 MHz and image analysis

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3433-3439

  Silva, S R ^a   Afonso, J J ^b   Santos, V A ^a   Monteiro, A ^c   Guedes, C M ^a   Azevedo, J M T ^a   Dias da Silva, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Frequency probe; Sheep; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE; ECHOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE AND BONES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHEEP; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33845246357     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-154     Document Type: Article

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