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