A note on the prediction of carcass composition in beef cattle
- 1 August 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Animal Science
- Vol. 19 (1) , 115-117
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003356100022649
Abstract
SUMMARY: Selected sample joints from the right sides of twelve 18-month-old Friesian steers were used to compare their accuracy in predicting carcass composition. Results indicated that whilst the shin joint proved the more accurate predictor of carcass muscle and bone contents, the loin (ribs 11 to 13) or foreloin (ribs 9 to 10) proved more useful in predicting total carcass composition, provided carcass weight was included as an additional variate.Keywords
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