The main goal of this chapter was to review the state of the art in the recent advances in
sheep and goat meat products research. Research and innovation have been playing an …

Twenty Pelibuey ewes were used to assess the relationship between ultrasound
measurements (USM) and carcass traits. Animals were slaughtered, and the left half of each …

Since the first use in examination of soft tissue in 1950, the ultrasound technique has had an
enormous success as an excellent diagnostic tool for the medical field. As a consequence of …

An ultrasound examination was done on the m. longissimus lumborum, between the 10th
and the 11th thoracic vertebra, on two sides (inside and outside the thoracic cavity) of the left …

Fifty-one Churra da Terra Quente ewes (4–7 years old) were used to analyse the potential of
real-time ultrasound (RTU) to predict the amount of internal adipose depots, in addition to …

In the present study non-linear multiple regression equations and carcass ultrasound
measurements were used to estimate the amount of meat in carcass and commercial cuts in …

Linear body measurements and real-time ultrasound may serve as crucial factors in cost-
effective carcass prediction, thereby facilitating value-based marketing of living animals. The …

Having in mind the demographic explosion and the pressing need to ensure food supplies
for the entire world, this review came with a synthetic presentation of the most modern non …

In Europe, including Latvia, the issue–quality of sheep mutton production becomes more
and more significant. Therefore, many research institutions around the world are engaged in …

This study was undertaken to determine the relationship between carcass traits and
chemical compositions. Using ultrasound scanning from two different anatomic regions, the …