Prediction of rabbit meat and bone weight using measurements and sample cuts
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1984Suggested citation
Blasco, A.;
Estany Illa, Joan;
Baselga, M.;
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(1984)
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Prediction of rabbit meat and bone weight using measurements and sample cuts.
Annales de zootechnie, 1984, vol. 33, núm. 2, p. 161-170.
https://doi.org/10.1051/animres:19840203.
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Regression equations predicting dissectable muscle weight in rabbits from external
measurements were presented. Bone weight and weight of muscle groups were also
carcass predicted. Predictive capacity of external measurements, retail cuts and muscle groups on total muscle, percent muscle, total bone and muscle to bone ratio were studied separately. Measurements on dissected retail cuts should be included in ordcr to obtain good equations for prediction of percent muscle in the carcass.
Equations for predicting the muscle to bone ratio using external mcasurcments and
data from the dissection of one hind leg were suggested. The equations had generally high coefficients of determination. The coefficient of determination for prediction of dissectable muscle was 0.91, and for percent muscle in the carcass 0.79.