Evaluation of USDA feeder calf grades and health status of steers and their impact on live and carcass performance in south Texas
In 2003-2004, the Texas A&M University Ranch to Rail South program evaluated 430 steers in Edroy, TX. Data were analyzed on several traits, but feeder calf frame and muscle grades and health status were emphasized. Muscle thickness grade (M), frame size grade (F), muscle thickness by frame size...
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Texas A&M University
2005
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/2515 |