Application of ultrasound as a research tool to study bovine carcass characteristics,
including growth and development physiology, represents a technological breakthrough that …

Carcass traits in harvested beef animals are economically relevant traits 1 (ERTs) because
they are used to quantify the economic value of an animal to processors and subsequently …

Improvement of carcass traits is highly emphasized in beef cattle production in order to meet
consumer demands. Discovering and understanding genes and genetic variants that control …

Data from 534 steers representing six sire breed groups were used to develop live animal
ultrasound prediction equations for weight and percentage of retail product. Steers were …

Abstract Commercial slaughter steers (n= 329) and heifers (n= 335) were selected to vary in
frame size, muscle score, and carcass fat thickness to study the effectiveness of live …

This study was conducted to determine the ability of additional ultrasound measures to
enhance the prediction accuracy of retail product and trimmable fat yields based on weight …

This study was conducted to evaluate associations of performance traits, feed efficiency, and
blood variables with residual feed intake (RFI) in growing Nellore cattle. A total of 118 …

Carcass measurements were taken on 1,292 steers and collected by the American
Shorthorn Association. The sires were purebred or appendix-registered Shorthorn. Because …

The relationships of live animal muscular and skeletal scores and ultrasound measurements
and carcass conformation and fat scores with carcass composition and value were …

The most widely used system to predict percentage of retail product from the four primal cuts
of beef is USDA yield grade. The purpose of this study was to determine whether routine …