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The ultrasound rib fat thickness measurement can be made from  the  same  image used  to  estimate  ribeye  area.    Fat  thickness  at  the 12th-13thrib is measured at a point three fourths of the distance from the medial end of the longissimus dorsi muscle (12-13th rib interface) and perpendicular to the surface of the hanging ribbed carcass.  Ultrasound scanning protocol requires the collection of an image  made  between  the 12th-13thribs  using  a  linear-array  transducer  and  standoff guide that conforms to the curvature of the animal’s back
The ultrasound rib fat thickness measurement can be made from  the  same  image used  to  estimate  ribeye  area.    Fat  thickness  at  the 12th-13thrib is measured at a point three fourths of the distance from the medial end of the longissimus dorsi muscle (12-13th rib interface) and perpendicular to the surface of the hanging ribbed carcass.  Ultrasound scanning protocol requires the collection of an image  made  between  the 12th-13thribs  using  a  linear-array  transducer  and  standoff guide that conforms to the curvature of the animal’s back
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Revision as of 18:35, 9 December 2019


Phenotype

The ultrasound rib fat thickness measurement can be made from the same image used to estimate ribeye area. Fat thickness at the 12th-13thrib is measured at a point three fourths of the distance from the medial end of the longissimus dorsi muscle (12-13th rib interface) and perpendicular to the surface of the hanging ribbed carcass. Ultrasound scanning protocol requires the collection of an image made between the 12th-13thribs using a linear-array transducer and standoff guide that conforms to the curvature of the animal’s back

Adjusted Value

Contempory Group

Genetic Evaluation

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