Evaluation of carcass traits of F₁ calves sired by Bos indicus bulls /

.69, 3.00 [] .66, and 3.03 [] .70 kg, respectively.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fry, Cody Allen, 1975-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1999.
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Description
Summary:.69, 3.00 [] .66, and 3.03 [] .70 kg, respectively.
[] 7.50, respectively, and marbling score averaged
24.83 [] 2.19 cmz, 2.31 [] .51%, and 2.92 [] .56,
3.17 [] .34, 312.75 [] 32.31 kg, 77.11 [] 6.87 cmz,
35 d. The curability traits averaged 1.08 [] .37 cm,
365.94 [] 48.75. Warner-Bratzler shear force averages
all steers and all aging periods was 3.16 [] .7 kg.
analyzed in this study include mutability, quality,
and tenderness traits. The curability traits evaluated
area, longissimus muscle area 100 Kg of hot carcass
area), ribeye area/100 kg of hot carcass weight,
averaged 427 d of age at slaughter. The carcass traits
born in the Spring of 1994 and the last calves were
born in the Spring of 1998. Of the steers already
Brahman bulls and 1 Nellore bull and out of Angus and
Breed of dam differences were also evaluated. Angus
dams produced steers with heavier hot carcass weights,
dams.
estimated internal fat percentage, and yield grade.
evaluated were Wamer-Bratzler shear force values for
for 0, 7, 14, 21, 28, and 35 d of postmortem aging
grade. The quality traits of lean maturity and
Hereford dams were evaluated. The first calves were
Hereford, and 19 Nellore-Angus. The F[] steers
higher skeletal maturity, and more marbling than
hot carcass weight, longissimus muscle area (ribeye
include actual fat thickness, preliminary yield grade,
larger ribeye areas, more KPH, higher yield grades,
maturity, and marbling score. The tenderness traits
more external fat, higher preliminary yield grades,
respectively, for actual fat thickness, preliminary
skeletal maturity averaged 166.72 [] 14.93 and 156.81
slaughtered, 169 have been Brahman-Angus, 41 Brahman-
steers produced in the same years out of Hereford
The average Warner-Bratzler shear force value across
The carcass traits of 229 F[] steers sired by 15
the postmortem aging periods of 0, 7, 14, 21, 28, and
The quality traits include lean maturity, skeletal
weight, estimated internal fat percentage, and yield
were 3.66 [] .84, 3.32 [] .72, 2.87 [] .63, 3.08 []
yield grade, hot carcass weight, longissimus muscle
Item Description:"Major subject: Animal Science".
Vita.
Physical Description:x, 92 leaves ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (leaves 88-91).