Performance Characteristics Of Beef Cattle Research Articles

Animal performance characteristics in suckler-bred steers and heifers finished at 16-20 months of age on a grass silage and barley-based concentrate ration offered as a complete diet

Due to an increasingly discerning consumer demand, the eating quality of beef has become a major focus of research effort for the beef supply chain and some pricing schemes currently reward Aberdeen Angus sired animals over animals sired by other breeds. However, the animal performance characteristics of beef cattle at a farm level must also be examined in studies on beef eating quality since they will remain an integral part of primary producer returns for the foreseeable future. As part of a wider beef eating quality project, the objective of the current study was to assess the on-farm and carcass animal performance characteristics in suckler-bred steers and heifers during the finishing phase.

Effect of Inbreeding and Selection on Performance Characteristics of Beef Cattle

Effect of Inbreeding and Selection on Performance Characteristics of Beef Cattle