E
Glossary
EDI
Electronic
data interchange protocol.
Electrical
stimulation
A
slaughter technique which prevents cold-shortening. It involves transmitting
pulses of electric current through carcasses in the early post-slaughter period.
These pulses cause a very rapid fall in pH which accelerates rigor mortis so
that cooling can commence without the danger of cold-shortening.
EMA
Eye
Muscle Area.
Embryo
transfer
Removing
fertilized ova (embryos) from one cow (the donor), generally in response to
hormone-induced superovulation, and placing these embryos into other cows (the
recipients).
Embryotomy
The
cutting of the fetus while in the uterus to aid its removal when delivery is
impossible by natural means.
Empty
weights
Animal
weight when it consumes no feed or water for minimum 12 hours prior to
weighing.
Entities
Data
objects, that are composed of a set of data elements (items and code sets),
describe the contents and the structure of records that are transmitted
according to ADIS rules.
Entity
tables
Tables
of data objects.
Environmental
effects
Effects
which influence the performance of an animal which are not genetic in
origin.
EPD
Expected
Progeny Difference.
Estimated
Breeding Value (EBV)
A
measure of an animal’s genetic merit for a given trait.
E-U-R-O-P
EU
carcass conformation system.
Eye
Muscle Area
Cross
sectional area of the longissimus dorsi muscle. It is usually measured between
the 12th -13th ribs of the ribbed carcase.