Articles Tagged with ''carcass traits''

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.

Ultrasound technology aids in advancing beef production

Ultrasound has been useful for many years as a tool in pregnancy diagnosis, fetal aging and sexing, and carcass evaluation. New uses are beneficial as well.

September 23, 2022

Heather Smith Thomas

Mostly known for its use in reproductive work – confirming pregnancy, looking at fetal gender, fetal age and ovaries – ultrasound technology has many uses in the beef industry.

Beef-on-dairy research provides insight to carcass value and consumer acceptance

Research shows beef-on-dairy calves have improved eating quality, meat color stability and carcass yield when compared to traditional dairy animals.

August 20, 2022

Blake Foraker

Research shows beef-on-dairy calves have improved eating quality, meat color stability and carcass yield when compared to traditional dairy animals.

Making the market work for cattle on the grid

February 24, 2021

David Cooper

Cattle producers who work the marketing grid premiums know every detail counts, both in their cattle and their bottom line.

Genetic tools to achieve optimal quality

August 23, 2019

J. Benton Glaze

Over the last three- to four-decade period, the beef industry has made great use of genetic selection tools to improve economically important traits. Much of that improvement is due to the implementation and use of expected progeny differences (EPDs).

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