In vivo estimation of goat carcass composition and body fat partition by real-time ultrasonography
The accuracy of ultrasound measurements to assess goat carcass composition and the partition of body fat depots was evaluated. An ultrasound machine with a 5-MHz probe and image analysis was used to assess in vivo fat thickness and muscle depth in 56 Spanish Celtiberica adult goats, in lumbar and br...
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| Language: | eng |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10198/792 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/792 |