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| Suguisawa,Liliane; Mattos,Wilson Roberto Soares; Oliveira,Henrique Nunes de; Silveira,Antônio Carlos; Arrigoni,Mário de Beni; Haddad,Cláudio Maluf; Chardulo,Luis Artur Loyola; Martins,Cyntia Ludovico. |
| Considerable resources have been allocated to support research in the development of non-invasive and non-destructive techniques for carcass composition and quality evaluation. Ultrasonography is a reliable and relatively low-cost technique that can be used. In the present study, real-time ultrasonography was used to predict ribeye area (REA) and subcutaneous fat thickness (FT) in live animals as compared to carcass measurements. Animals used were 115 yearling bull calves (initial body weight, 329 kg), kept under feedlot conditions, of four genetic groups (30, ½ Angus x Nellore; 30, ½ Canchim x Nellore; 30, ½ Simmental x Nellore, and 25 Nellore), and two finishing frame sizes (small and large). Four ultrasonographic measurements were taken every 28 days... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Beef cattle; Ribeye area; Fat thickness; Growth; Cross breeds. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162003000400026 |
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