Article
Implications of genetic changes in body composition on beef production systems.
Journal of animal science - 1 Oct 1994
Bennett G L, Williams C B
Abstract excerpt
Changing the body composition of beef has implications for the entire beef production system. The dynamic nature of an animal's body composition and the production system itself make predictions of the implications of genetic change in body composition difficult. The cow-calf, stocker, and feeder segments of the production system will be affected differently. Leaner cattle tend to be slaughtered at heavier...
Topics
- Animal Husbandry
- Animals
- Body Composition
- Breeding
- Cattle
- Female
- Genotype
- Male
- Meat