Prediction of carcass composition through measurements in vivo and measurements of the carcass of growing Santa Inês sheep.

In vivo and carcass measurements were evaluated to predict carcass physical and chemical composition and to list the measurements that best fit the prediction of the composition of growing Santa Inês sheep carcasses. Thirty-three animals were used to measure the loin eye area by ultrasound in vivo (...

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Main Authors: Mariléa Batista Gomes, Maria Luciana Menezes Wanderley Neves, Lígia Maria Gomes Barreto, Marcelo de Andrade Ferreira, João Paulo Ismério Dos Santos Monnerat, Guilherme Morais Carone, Jasiel Santos de Morais, Antonia Sherlânea Chaves Véras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247950