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The representation of yield of dressed carcass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

R. M. Seebeck  and
N. M. Tulloh
R. M. Seebeck
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Melbourne
N. M. Tulloh
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Melbourne
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1. Because dressing percentage increases as body weight increases, an adjustment for body weight is necessary when the dressing percentages of animals of different body weights are being compared. Instead of comparing animals on this basis, it is suggested that the power function y = axb, relating carcass weight and body weight, when computed in the logarithmic form, provides a suitable method for making adjustments of this kind.

2. Using this function, differences in yield of carcass have been shown, between breeds and between seasons, in a study involving Hereford, Aberdeen Angus and Beef Shorthorn cattle.

3. A similar function has been used to describe the relationship between fat content of carcass and carcass weight and body weight, using data from the same breed study.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , June 1966 , pp. 281 - 288
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1966

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