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Working chute behavior of feedlot cattle can be an indication of cattle temperament and beef carcass composition and quality.
Meat science - 1 Sept 2011
Hall Noah L, Buchanan David S, Anderson Vernon L, Ilse Breanne R, Carlin Kasey R, Berg Eric P
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The relationship between working chute temperament and beef carcass quality traits were measured on 183 crossbred feedlot steers. Steers were weighed and sorted into 16 pens and weighed every 28 days. Temperament was evaluated as exit velocity (EV), chute score (CS), and catch score (CAPS). Tissue samples were collected for DNA profile including docility (IGENITY®, Merial Limited, Duluth, GA, U.S.A). Steers were...
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