@conference {40602,
	title = {Ultrasound measurements predict estimated adipose and muscle weights better than carcass measurements.},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {54},
	year = {1994},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {215-218},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Seventy-six 6 month old Coopworth ram lambs were scanned with  
ultrasound for muscle depth B, fat depth C and tissue depth GR.  Lambs were  
slaughtered, then B, C and GR measured directly on each carcass.  The  
hindquarters (loin and hind legs) of each carcass were boned out and soft tissue  
minced then analysed for lipid and protein content.  From these, hindquarter  
adipose and muscle weights were estimated. 
 
Correlations of estimated tissue weights with ultrasound measurements were  
consistently higher than those with direct measurements (averaging 0.423  
versus 0.293, respectively).  The latter method may be more prone to  
measurement errors associated with displacement, damage or distortion of  
tissue or positioning of the measurement site.  It is concluded that ultrasound  
measurements may be better than those made directly on the carcass for  
predicting tissue weights. 
 },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Young MJ and Deaker JM}
}
