Khlood Bookari
What is the level of nutrition literacy of Saudi adolescents? A national wide exploratory cross-sectional study
Frontiers in nutrition
aim study predict carcass tissue composition goat kids using decision tree chaid algorithm dt artificial neural network ann method comparison classical stepwise regression swr analyse data obtained 57 goat kids gokceada breed predictor variables preslaughter weight several carcass measurements indices weights different carcass joints dressing percentage r2 values ranging 0212 0371 indicating low moderate accuracy obtained predicting muscle proportion dt ann yielded similar r2 values predicting bone proportion dt best prediction method estimating proportions subcutaneous fat r2 0828 intermuscular fat r2 0789 according dt analyses cold carcass weight important factor influencing bone proportion kidney knob channel fat weight predominant factor influencing subcutaneous intermuscular total fat proportions consequently use dt method considered predict carcass fat proportions