Body fat reserves and their relationship to ultrasound back fat measurements in Pelibuey ewes
ABSTRACT. This study was conducted to evaluate body fat reserves (BFD) and their relationship to ultrasound back fat thickness (BFT) measurements in twenty Pelibuey ewes. The BFT was determined 24 h before slaughter using real-time ultrasound equipment with a 6/8 MHz probe. At slaughter, internal fa...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio Digital Institucional de la Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:redi.uady.mx:123456789/1312 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://redi.uady.mx:8080/handle/123456789/1312 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | info:eu-repo/classification/cti/2 info:eu-repo/classification/cti/3 Pelibuey ewes Body condition Back fat thickness Energy reserves Ultrasound |
| Sumario: | ABSTRACT. This study was conducted to evaluate body fat reserves (BFD) and their relationship to ultrasound back fat thickness (BFT) measurements in twenty Pelibuey ewes. The BFT was determined 24 h before slaughter using real-time ultrasound equipment with a 6/8 MHz probe. At slaughter, internal fat (TIF) was dissected and weighed. The carcasses were split into two halves, weighed and chilled (6◦C for 24 h). The left half-carcasses were completely dissected into muscle, bone and subcutaneous and intermuscular fat (carcass fat, TCF), and weighed separately. The r values for BFT and BFD ranged from 0.39 to 0.72. Regression equations between BFT and BFD had an R2 ranging from 0.15 to 0.52. Using BFT to predict BFD in Pelibuey ewes was poorly correlated. |
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