Artificial neural network analysis of ultrasound image for the estimation of intramuscular fat content in lamb muscle

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 55, 2011, Pages 11792-11796

  Ślósarz, Piotr ^a   Stanisz, Marek ^a   Boniecki, Piotr ^a   Przybylak, Andrzej ^a   Lisiak, Dariusz ^b   Ludwiczak, Agnieszka ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology   (Poland)

Author keywords

Intramuscular fat; Neural network; Sheep; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

FAT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FAT CONTENT; FEMALE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTRAMUSCULAR FAT; LAMB; LIPID ANALYSIS; LONGISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTRON; RIB; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80053071772     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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