@conference {41178,
	title = {Prediction of DEVCo cut weights from chilled ovine carcasses using single-frequency bioelectrical impedance measurements},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {60},
	year = {2000},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {126-128},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	address = {Hamilton},
	abstract = {Single-frequency bioelectrical impedance (resistance and reactance) was measured from one hundred and thirteen chilled lamb carcasses. The carcasses were later cut into the DEVCo cuts and every cut was weighed. These cuts were: Legs, Loin, Rack, Shoulders, Shanks, Flap, Breast and Neck. The bioelectrical impedance data, together with carcass weight and temperature, were used to predict the weights of each of the DEVCo cuts. The best prediction was for the DEVCo Legs cut (adjR2 = 0.945), and the worst prediction was for the DEVCo Neck cut (adjR2 = 0.369). The data analysis revealed carcass weight to be the single best predictor of DEVCo cut weights, and that adding the bioelectrical impedance data did not improve prediction significantly. },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Jelenak A and Marchello MJ and Clarke RD}
}
@conference {41139,
	title = {Application of dual-energy x-ray absortionmetry for ovine carcass evaluation},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {59},
	year = {1999},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {272-274},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Twenty-four frozen lamb sides were scanned in a medical dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanner, producing measures of fat, lean and bone mineral content for each side. These sides were then partially dissected into muscle, fat and bone and the whole sides chemically analysed. DXA measurements correlated well with chemical analysis for \% fat (r2 = 0.92, rsd = 1.2\%) and fat mass (r2 = 0.97, rsd = 163 g), protein (r2 = 0.98, rsd = 232 g). DXA estimates of lean, fat and weight for the leg region of each side were correlated with dissected lean (r2 = 0.96, rsd = 115 g) and fat (r2 = 0.93, rsd = 66 g) and scale weight (r2 = 0.99, rsd = 92g). DXA estimates of side and leg mass mirrored scale measurement to within measurement accuracy (~ 100 g). These results indicate that DXA may be used as a reliable method for measuring carcass composition and distribution. },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Clarke RD and Kirton AH and Bartle CM and Dobbie PM}
}
