Items Tagged with 'Choice grade'
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The rise in quality beef-on-dairy calves for the feeder sector has created stiffer competition for native beef cattle. Accessing all available tools will help beef producers stand out in this new market environment.
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Changing cattle markets lead to changing cattle performance
Performance metrics such as feed efficiency and cost of gain have informed cattle feeders’ decision-making for years. However, understanding how these metrics apply at different stages of feeding and how packers value them can increase an operation’s profitability even further.
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CattleFax: Despite challenges, beef production remains profitable
High demand and market volatility mean more risk for producers, but also more opportunities.
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Meat quality of beef-dairy crosses
While creating beef from dairy supply chains is not a new concept, discussing optimal beef genetics for Holstein cows is a recent and critical need. The rapid growth of beef semen use in dairy herds has added value to beef-dairy progeny, but meat quality consistency is needed.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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