Relationships of Measurements of Live Animals to Weights of Grouped Significant Whole-Sale Cuts and Dressing Percent of Beef Steers
- 31 January 1954
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Animal Science
- Vol. 13 (1) , 61-73
- https://doi.org/10.2527/jas1954.13161x
Abstract
Correlations were made between linear measurements taken on live animals, live weight and slaughter grade and grouped wholesale cuts of beef and dressing percent. The groupings of preferred cuts were: (I) the round, trimmed loin, and rib and (II) the three of (I) plus the cross-cut. Live weight was found to be the single measurement most closely associated with the weights of groups I or II. Width of shoulders and hooks and depth of twist were more highly correlated with I and/or II than other linear measurement significantly correlated with dressing percent. The results of this and a former study were discussed in relation to judging practices. Copyright © . .This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Relationships of Measurements of Live Animals to Weights of Wholesale Cuts of BeefJournal of Animal Science, 1952