Application of a computer model to predict optimum slaughter end points for different biological types of feeder cattle.

doi:10.2527/1995.73102903x

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Application of a computer model to predict optimum slaughter end points for different biological types of feeder cattle.

Journal of animal science - 1 Oct 1995

Williams C B, Bennett G L

Abstract excerpt

A bioeconomic model was developed to predict slaughter end points of different genotypes of feeder cattle, where profit/rotation and profit/day were maximized. Growth, feed intake, and carcass weight and composition were simulated for 17 biological types of steers. Distribution of carcass weight...

Topics

Abattoirs
Animal Husbandry
Animals
Breeding
Cattle
Computer Simulation
Decision Making, Organizational
Female
Genotype
Male
Meat
Models, Biological
United States
United States Department of Agriculture

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