THE MEASUREMENT OF SUBCUTANEOUS FAT THICKNESS IN COLD BEEF CARCASSES WITH AN AUTOMATIC PROBE
- 1 June 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Animal Science
- Vol. 62 (2) , 645-648
- https://doi.org/10.4141/cjas82-075
Abstract
Left sides from 360 cold beef carcasses were probed at the 11th rib site for fat thickness at three positions (1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 positions). Each probe measurement was repeated and the fat thickness at the three sites was then measured using a ruler. Comparison of probe readings with ruler measures showed that the probe consistantly overpredicted fat thickness by margins ranging from 3 to 8 mm (P < 0.001). Regression of probe readings on ruler measures showed that only in the 1/4 position was the slope not different (P > 0.05) from unity. Regression of the first probe reading on the repeated reading also showed that the slope for the 1/4 position was not different (P > 0.05) from unity. Key words: Beef, carcass grading, fat thickness, FDIThis publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: