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Backfat Thickness

Backfat Thickness is a quantitative phenotypic measurement in carcass evaluation that denotes the vertical distance from the dorsal surface of the midline to the outer edge of the subcutaneous fat layer at a standardized anatomical location, typically measured at the 12th to 13th rib interface, serving as an indicator of carcass leanness and fat deposition in meat-producing animals.

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Variation in Composition and Palatability Traits and Relationships between Muscle Characteristics and Palatability in a Random Sample of Pork Carcasses

D. L. DeVol, F. K. McKeith, Peter J. Bechtel et al. · Journal of Animal Science · 1988 · 326 citations

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Dietary l-Arginine Supplementation Enhances the Reproductive Performance of Gilts

R. D. Mateo, Guoyao Wu, Fuller W. Bazer et al. · Journal of Nutrition · 2007 · 326 citations

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Detection of Quantitative Trait Loci for Backfat Thickness and Intramuscular Fat Content in Pigs (Sus scrofa)

Dirk‐Jan de Koning, Luc Janss, A.P. Rattink et al. · Genetics · 1999 · 325 citations · Full text

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Genetic parameters and breed differences for feed efficiency, growth, and body composition traits of young beef bulls

Flávio S. Schenkel, Stephen P. Miller, J. W. Wilton · Canadian Journal of Animal Science · 2004 · 274 citations

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Effect on performance and carcass characteristics of nursery to finisher pigs fed reduced crude protein, amino acid-supplemented diets

B. J. Kerr, F. K. McKeith, R. A. Easter · Journal of Animal Science · 1995 · 256 citations

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  1. LG
    Lúcia Galvão de Albuquerque

    Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Brazil

    19 publications · 904 citations

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  2. JA
    J. A. Basarab

    Agriculture Food and Rural Development, Canada

    17 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. JP
    Jean Pierre Bidanel

    Département Génétique Animale, France

    15 publications · 557 citations

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  4. FB
    Fernando Baldi

    Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Brazil

    15 publications · 614 citations

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  5. JE
    J. Estany

    Universitat de Lleida, Spain

    14 publications · 535 citations

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  1. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    27 h-index

    126 publications

    6.2K citations

  2. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    26 h-index

    115 publications

    7.5K citations

  3. Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

    São Paulo, Brazil

    24 h-index

    203 publications

    7.5K citations

  4. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    24 h-index

    90 publications

    4.4K citations

  5. Universitat de Lleida

    Lleida, Spain

    21 h-index

    78 publications

    3.8K citations

  6. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    20 h-index

    103 publications

    4K citations

  7. University of Guelph

    Guelph, Canada

    19 h-index

    71 publications

    3.5K citations

  8. National Institute of Animal Science

    Wanju, South Korea

    19 h-index

    152 publications

    5.4K citations

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  1. Journal of Animal Science

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  2. Animal Science

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  3. Meat Science

    58 publications · 3.1K citations

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  4. Canadian Journal of Animal Science

    CJAS · 78 publications · 2.5K citations

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  5. Animal Genetics

    30 publications · 1.1K citations

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