Articles Tagged with ''carcass quality''

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Data truly affecting a feedlot’s profit margins

When feedlot operators collect data with specific goals in mind, rather than for the sake of more data, they will see their cattle’s health, performance and carcass characteristics improve and profit margins grow.
May 19, 2023
Bruce Derksen

Feedlots face a myriad of input challenges in their day-to-day operations, including recording data they anticipate will carry enough influence to sway their profit-bearing and decision-making processes.


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Managing for carcass quality

Improving our understanding of how different feeds impact fat deposition in cattle at different stages of their lives will lead to higher-quality carcasses and better producer profitability.
May 19, 2023
Dan Loy and Erika Lundy-Woolfolk

Demand for high-quality beef has been increasing at a rapid pace for the last decade, with no decline in sight. Prior to that, the percentage of cattle grading USDA Prime averaged about 2% to 4% nationally. Today, USDA Prime is often seen in 10% to 15% or more of cattle.


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NCBA 2023: New technologies accelerate genetic improvement

Precision genetics and their economic impact on the beef industry were a hot topic at Cattlemen's College in New Orleans.
February 28, 2023
Tyrell Marchant

At a time when the agriculture industry is under unprecedented pressure to prove its sustainability bona fides, the livestock genetic sector is in prime position to be among the biggest drivers in providing more sustainable food sources for consumers.


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Efficiency in growing and finishing beef cattle

Every producer is looking for the next edge in efficiency. But are the formulas the industry has relied on for so long the best math for every operation?
December 29, 2022
Carl A. Old and Heidi Rossow

Efficiency can be defined as achieving the greatest output with the least input; a commonly used measure is pounds of gain per pounds of feed, abbreviated as G/F.


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Stress and its impact on meat quality

April 23, 2021
Alaena Ruth
Most livestock producers are aware that stress can have a major impact on growth, reproduction, handling and temperament. But stress can also affect carcass and meat quality characteristics, including meat color, product losses and palatability.
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Record level of Prime grading

September 23, 2020
Josh Maples
The percentage of steer and heifer carcasses grading Prime so far during 2020 has outpaced normal levels. The average percent Prime for the first seven months of 2020 was 10.6%, which is the highest January-July average on record and about 2% higher than during the first seven months of 2019.
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Simmental project to accelerate carcass selection

April 5, 2019
U.S. cattlemen and women have successfully improved beef quality during the last several decades, yet capturing widespread carcass data proves elusive. The most important traits are still among the most difficult to predict.
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