Source: BCRC, https://www.beefresearch.ca/
Beef carcass grading is an important step in delivering consistent beef products to consumers. Grading places carcasses into uniform groups of similar quality. The information collected through the grading process is used in making marketing and production...
Source: Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
The Canadian beef industry has just released a Status Update of its 2020-24 National Beef Strategy outlining many goals attained while overcoming challenges in the industry over the past two years. The Strategy was...
Source: Alberta Beef Producers
PROJECT NO.: 0009-020
RESEARCH INSTITUTION: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lethbridge Research Station LEAD RESEARCHER: Dr. Darryl Gibb
Background: Vitamin A is involved in many biological processes. Cattle cannot manufacture vitamin A themselves, so it must come from the...
Source: University of Missouri
David R. Jones and William C. Stringer
Food Science and Nutrition Department
Evaluation of beef quality and composition is important to cattle producers, meat packers and retailers, and consumers. Consumers desire cuts of beef that are lean, nutritious,...
Source: North Dakota State University
Proper Implant Placement
Correct placement
Results of improperly placed implants
Common implanting errors
Implanting cattle with growth implants correctly is imperative to the effectiveness of the product. The correct placement (shown in Figure 4) is...
Source: OMAFRA
What Is It?
Marbling is viewed as the major determinate of quality grades. It is the term applied to visible specks and streaks of fat in a cross section of the rib eye muscle. The chilled carcass is ribbed...
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The United States produced 17.6% of the world’s beef using only 6.1% of the world’s cattle in 2021 (FAO). Additionally, the amount of beef produced per head increased by over 67% from 1961 to 2019 (USDA NASS). While characteristics,...
Source: Livestock Gentec
In the ever-evolving landscape of agriculture, the future of cattle herds hinges on strategic planning and embracing cutting-edge technologies. Among these technologies, genomics stands out as a powerful tool that can revolutionize the way we manage and...
Source: Oregon State University
Introduction
For over a century, the word temperament has been used to define the fear-related behavioral responses of cattle when exposed to human handling. As cattle temperament worsens, their response to human contact or any other handling...
Source: Canadian Journal of Animal Science
Authors: Stephanie A. Terry, John A. Basarab, Le Luo Guan, and Tim A. McAllister
Abstract
Globally, there are approximately one billion beef cattle, and compared with poultry and swine, beef cattle have the poorest conversion efficiency of feed to meat. However, these metrics...
