Development and evaluation of empirical equations to interconvert between twelfth-rib fat and kidney, pelvic, and heart fat respective fat weights and to predict initial conditions of fat deposition models for beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1984-1995

  McPhee, M J ^a,b   Oltjen, J W ^a   Fadel, J G ^a   Perry, D ^b   Sainz, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Carcass; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Fat; Subcutaneous; Visceral

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; HEART; KIDNEY; PELVIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; HEART; KIDNEY; PELVIS;

BOS;

EID: 49749083475     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-0840     Document Type: Article

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