Correlations among carcass traits taken by ultrasound and after slaughter in Mediterranean (Bubalus bubalis) young bulls

The objective of this work was to estimate the correlations among measurements taken in vivo with ultrasound equipment with some carcass traits measured after slaughter. Twenty eight Mediterranean bulls, with average shrunk body weight of 330 kg and 14 months of age, were fed by 120 days with high c...

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Main Authors: R.S. Bonilha Pinheiro, É. Rodrigues, A. de Amorim Ramos, C. de Lima Francisco, C. Andrighetto, A. Mendes Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-02-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1218