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The Effectiveness of the Use of Ultrasound Methodology (Applied to Live Animals) to Assess the Quality of Meat.
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- AI-Driven Nondestructive Measurement Technologies for Meat Quality and Safety: A Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Structural Equation Modeling of Genetic and Residual Covariance Matrices for Multiple-Trait Evaluation in Beef Cattle.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Real-time ultrasound and RGB imaging integration for non-invasive prediction of ribeye area in Tropical Crossbred Brahman Cattle.Tropical animal health and production · 2025Article
- Ultrasound in the Food Industry: Mechanisms and Applications for Non-Invasive Texture and Quality Analysis.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
The use of non-invasive technologies is among the most accurate methods for assessing meat quality parameters. Beef tenderness and palatability are strongly influenced by the amount of intramuscular fat, commonly referred to as marbling. Marbling is widely used in breeding programs to select animals with superior meat quality. In this study, we analyzed 236 Angus bulls and 22 Angus heifers from various farms in Lithuania, all aged 450 ± 112 days. Ultrasound examinations were performed using a linear transducer with a silicone standoff to evaluate the loin eye area. Key meat quality indicators, such as fat thickness, loin area and thickness, and intramuscular fat, were found to increase with the weight of bulls, ranging from 365 ± 12.70 kg to 825.57 ± 11.75 kg (
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