Evaluation of ultrasound and other sources of information to predict beef carcass traits and final carcass value

Purebred Beefmaster steers (n = 160) from five owners were fed at a commercial feedlot in South Texas beginning in November of 2004; 68 steers possessed pedigree information. Beginning in mid-November, steers were individually weighed and evaluated for ultrasound body composition at 56-d intervals b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dean, Dustin Tyler
Other Authors: Herring, Andy D.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Texas A&M University 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3919