Body traits, carcass characteristics and price of cull cows as affected by farm type, breed, age and calving to culling interval.

doi:10.1017/S1751731116001592

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Body traits, carcass characteristics and price of cull cows as affected by farm type, breed, age and calving to culling interval.

Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Apr 2017

Gallo L, Sturaro E, Bittante G

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Beef production from cull cows is an additional source of income for dairy farms and greatly contributes to red meat production, but the sources of variation of live animal characteristics and the carcass traits of cull cows have rarely been examined. This study investigated the effects of the farm type, breed, age at slaughter (AGE) and calving to culling interval (Calv_Cull) on the body traits and carcass...

Topics

Abattoirs
Age Factors
Animal Husbandry
Animals
Body Composition
Body Weight
Breeding
Cattle
Commerce
Farms
Female
Phenotype
Red Meat

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PMID: 27461739
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731116001592

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