An evaluation of different sites for measuring fat thickness in the beef carcass to determine carcass fatness

The accuracy of a single fat thickness measurement at each of five carcass sites and at the 10th and 12th ribs in estimating side fat weight and side fat percentage was determined in 36 steer carcasses. Three sites were associated with the fat layers of the split brisket, one was located at the caud...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Johnson, E.R., Vidyadaran, M.K.
Format: Article
Published: CSIRO Publishing 1981
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/115830/