Evaluation of USDA Feeder Calf Grades and Health Status of Steers and Their Impact on Live and Carcass Performance in South Texas PDF Download

Are you looking for read ebook online? Search for your book and save it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Download Evaluation of USDA Feeder Calf Grades and Health Status of Steers and Their Impact on Live and Carcass Performance in South Texas PDF full book. Access full book title Evaluation of USDA Feeder Calf Grades and Health Status of Steers and Their Impact on Live and Carcass Performance in South Texas by David Wayne Groschke. Download full books in PDF and EPUB format.

Evaluation of USDA Feeder Calf Grades and Health Status of Steers and Their Impact on Live and Carcass Performance in South Texas

Evaluation of USDA Feeder Calf Grades and Health Status of Steers and Their Impact on Live and Carcass Performance in South Texas PDF Author: David Wayne Groschke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
In 2003-2004, the Texas A & M University Ranch to Rail South program evaluated 430 steers in Edroy, TX. Data were analyzed on several traits, but feeder calf frame and muscle grades and health status were emphasized. Muscle thickness grade(M), frame size grade (F), muscle thickness by frame size interaction (M*F), sire breed type classification (SIRECODE), lung score (LUNG), ranch of origin (RANCH), and level of treatment (LVLTRT) were evaluated as independent variables as affecting ribeye area (REA), marbling score (MARB), fat thickness (FAT), hot carcass weight(HCW), average daily gain (ADG), medicine costs (MED), days on feed (DOF), initial value (VALUE), carcass value (CARVAL), and initial weight (INWT). M (P
➤