Estimation of light lamb carcass composition by in vivo real-time ultrasonography at four anatomical locations

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1455-1463

  Ripoll, G ^a   Joy, M ^a   Alvarez Rodriguez, J ^a   Sanz, A ^a   Teixeira, A ^b  

^a Agrifood Institute of Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Fat thickness; Muscle depth; Prediction; Regression; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 63849269528     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1285     Document Type: Article

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