Article
Alternative pork carcass evaluation techniques: II. Statistical analysis of error attributable to sex, genotype, and weight.
Journal of animal science - 1 Mar 1995
Boland M A, Foster K A, Schinckel A P, Chen W, Wagner J, Berg E P, Forrest J C
Abstract excerpt
Carcasses of 154 hogs representing seven genotypes with substantial variation in carcass composition and percentage of lean were completely dissected and analyzed. Measurements from a ruler, Hennessy probe, and electromagnetic scanner were each used to predict wholesale and lean boneless carcass value. Error, defined as dissected value minus predicted value, due to the omission of sex, genotype, weight, and their...
Topics
- Analysis of Variance
- Animals
- Body Weight
- Electromagnetic Phenomena
- Female
- Food Technology
- Genotype
- Male
- Meat
- Models, Statistical
- Regression Analysis
