In vivo estimation of goat carcass composition and body fat partition by real-time ultrasonography

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2369-2376

  Teixeira, A ^a   Joy, M ^b   Delfa, R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body fat; Carcass composition; Goat; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; GOAT; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; STERNUM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; GOATS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STERNUM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 52649127819     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0367     Document Type: Article

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