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A note on the repeatability of ultrasonic backfat measurements in pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

A. J. Webb
A. J. Webb
Affiliation:
ARC Animal Breeding Research Organisation, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JQ
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Summary

The repeatability of ultrasonic backfat readings under field conditions was measured in a sample of 57 adult male (boars) and 77 young adult female (gilts) pigs. Repeatabilities of individual fat depths 6·5 cm off the mid-line at the shoulder, mid-back and loin ranged from 0·74 to 0·90. The repeatability of average backfat thickness was 0·92.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , June 1975 , pp. 433 - 436
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1975

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