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Ultrasonography as a predicting tool for carcass traits of young Nellore crossbred bulls in a feedlot system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

L. Suguisawa* ,
H. N. Oliveira ,
W. R. S. Mattos ,
A. A. Souza ,
M. D. B. Arrigoni  and
A. C. Silveira
L. Suguisawa**
Affiliation:
FMVZ/UNESP – Botucatu/SP
H. N. Oliveira
Affiliation:
FMVZ/UNESP – Botucatu/SP
W. R. S. Mattos
Affiliation:
ESALQ/USP – Piracicaba/SP, Brazil
A. A. Souza
Affiliation:
FMVZ/UNESP – Botucatu/SP
M. D. B. Arrigoni
Affiliation:
FMVZ/UNESP – Botucatu/SP
A. C. Silveira
Affiliation:
FMVZ/UNESP – Botucatu/SP
*
E-mail: [email protected]
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Ultrasound technology provides a oportunity to quickly and economically estimate carcass atributes on the live animal (Brethour, 2000). In general, this technology has been used to detect variation for fat depth and ribeye area (longissimus dorsi muscle) in performance tested yearling bulls at several countries. In the present study, real time ultrasonography was used to predict the ribeye area (RA) and the subcutaneous fat thickness (FT) in Nellore crossbred.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2003 , 2003 , pp. 142
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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