Technical note: A novel technique to assess internal body fat of cattle by using real-time ultrasound

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 763-767

  Ribeiro, F R B ^a   Tedeschi, L O ^a   Stouffer, J R ^b   Carstens, G E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass; Internal fat; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; KIDNEY; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; KIDNEY; MALE; MEAT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 40949139339     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0560     Document Type: Article

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