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Carcass Composition

Carcass Composition is a poultry science metric that quantifies the relative proportions of muscle, fat, bone, and connective tissues in a slaughtered bird’s body, distinguishing it from other carcass quality indicators by its focus on anatomical tissue distribution.

5.1K

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Relationship between condition score, physical measurements and body fat percentage in mares

D.R. Henneke, G.D. Potter, J.L. Kreider et al. · Equine Veterinary Journal · 1983 · 1.9K citations

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The Gross Composition of the Body

William E. Siri · Advances in biological and medical physics · 1956 · 1.8K citations

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Nutritional composition of red meat

Peter Williams · Nutrition & Dietetics · 2007 · 638 citations

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Fatty acid content and composition of UK beef and lamb muscle in relation to production system and implications for human nutrition

M. Enser, K.G. Hallett, Beth L. Hewett et al. · Meat Science · 1998 · 577 citations

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Pork of low technological quality with a normal rate of muscle pH fall in the immediate post-mortem period: The case of the Hampshire breed

Gabriel Monin, Pierre Sellier · Meat Science · 1985 · 557 citations

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Authors

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  1. TL
    T. L. Wheeler

    Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, United States

    34 publications · 3K citations

    27

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  2. DH
    David Hopkins

    New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Australia

    50 publications · 1.7K citations

    27

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  3. JS
    J.W. Savell

    Texas A&M University, United States

    46 publications · 2K citations

    26

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  4. JD
    J. D. Tatum

    Colorado State University, United States

    40 publications · 1.8K citations

    26

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  5. JW
    J.D. Wood

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    34 publications · 2.8K citations

    25

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Institutions

1.9K

  1. Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center

    Clay Center, United States

    39 h-index

    202 publications

    17.2K citations

  2. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    37 h-index

    378 publications

    23K citations

  3. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    36 h-index

    304 publications

    11.4K citations

  4. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    35 h-index

    215 publications

    11.7K citations

  5. Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

    Carlow, Ireland

    35 h-index

    169 publications

    7K citations

  6. Kansas State University

    Manhattan, United States

    32 h-index

    217 publications

    10.5K citations

  7. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    31 h-index

    158 publications

    10.7K citations

  8. University of New England

    Armidale, Australia

    31 h-index

    175 publications

    8.7K citations

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  1. Journal of Animal Science

    903 publications · 43K citations

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  2. Meat Science

    557 publications · 31.3K citations

    88

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  3. Poultry Science

    276 publications · 12.4K citations

    59

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  4. Animal Science

    230 publications · 8K citations

    49

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  5. Small Ruminant Research

    146 publications · 5.6K citations

    42

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