Method and apparatus for measuring the characteristics of meat
CA 2256999 A1 · Owner: Clinton, Robert P. · Inventors: Clinton, Robert P.
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A method and apparatus for measuring characteristics of meat such as beef. More particularly, the invention uses quantitative analysis of ultrasonic A scan signals to, measure the following characteristics of meat in real time: the percentage of intramuscular fat, the quality grade, the merit number the depth of back fat, the depth, of the rump fat and the body composition (yield). The ultrasonic A scan signals are, measured above the twelfth rib above the thirteenth rib, between the twelfth and, thirteenth ribs, and in the rump area. The invention can be used with either live or, processed animals.
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- Filed December 23, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 23, 2018.
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