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A note on the measurement of ‘eye’ muscle area in beef carcasses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 1959

C. E. Bodwell ,
G. Harrington  and
R. W. Pomeroy
C. E. Bodwell
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Cambridge and Agricultural Research Council
G. Harrington
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Cambridge and Agricultural Research Council
R. W. Pomeroy
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Cambridge and Agricultural Research Council
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1. The area of eye muscle cross-section of beef carcasses may be accurately measured by tracing the boundary and measuring the tracing with a planimeter. Taking a single area measurement from each of duplicate tracings increases the accuracy by some 30%. If a planimeter is not available, the area may be estimated by superimposing a grid on the tracing and counting squares; although this method is some 25% less accurate than the planimeter method it is sufficiently repeatable for experimental use.

2. Area estimated by combinations of linear measurements is highly repeatable, but predicts true area with insufficient accuracy for experimental use. The standard error of prediction is about 7% of the mean area. Regression equations relating planimeter area and combinations of measurements for various cuts and animals are given.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , September 1959 , pp. 97 - 101
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1959

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