Use of ultrasound to identify brangus cattle with superior intramuscular fat and other carcass traits From: Professional Animal Scientist | Date: February 1, 2003| Author: Brown, A H Jr; Et al; Johnson, Z B; Perkins, T L; Stelzleni, A M | Copyright American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists Feb 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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The objectives of this research were 1) to determine the effects of sire on the expression of intramuscular fat and 2) to determine the relationship of intramuscular fat with selected performance traits. Purebred Brangus cattle (n = 1,215) were subjected to real-time ultrasound evaluation of body composition; traits recorded were the 12th-13th rib subcutaneous fat thickness (FT), longissimus area (LA), and percentage intramuscular fat (IMF). Performance data provided by the I...

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