The relationship of various muscular and skeletal scores and ultrasound measurements in the live animal, and carcass classification scores with carcass composition and value of bulls

Livestock Science

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-21

  Conroy, S B ^a,b   Drennan, M J ^a   Kenny, D A ^b   McGee, M ^a  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Carcass classification; Muscular scores; Ultrasonic scanning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 70449527361     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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