Working chute behavior of feedlot cattle can be an indication of cattle temperament and beef carcass composition and quality

Meat Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-57

  Hall, Noah L ^a   Buchanan, David S ^b   Anderson, Vernon L ^b   Ilse, Breanne R ^b   Carlin, Kasey R ^b   Berg, Eric P ^b  

^a Koch Equipment LLC   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Exit velocity; Quality; Temperament; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

CARCASS COMPOSITION; DNA PROFILES; EXIT VELOCITY; FEEDLOT CATTLES; QUALITY; SHEAR FORCE; TEMPERAMENT; TENDERNESS; TISSUE SAMPLES;

TISSUE;

BEEF;

BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MALE; MEAT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; GENETIC VARIATION; MALE; MEAT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 79956093271     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2011.03.020     Document Type: Article

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