Authors’ response to the Letter to the Editor by Schinckel

Authors

R. K. Johnson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
E. P. Berg, University of Missouri, Columbia
R. Goodwin, National Pork Board, Clive, IA
J. W. Mabry, Iowa State University
R. K. Miller, Texas A&M University, College Station
O. W. Robison, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
H. Seller, Des Moines, IA
M. D. Tokach, Kansas State University

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

August 2005

Comments

Copyright 2005 American Society of Animal Science. Used by permission.

Abstract

In this letter, we provide responses to the issues raised by A. P. Schinckel in his Letter to the Editor regarding the manuscript by Johnson et al. (2004), “Evaluation of procedures to predict fat-free lean in swine carcasses,” J. Anim. Sci. 82:2428–2441. General responses to Schinckel’s letter are made first, followed by specific responses to each issue raised.