National beef quality audit-2011: In-plant survey of targeted carcass characteristics related to quality, quantity, value, and marketing of fed steers and heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 5143-5151

  Moore, M C ^a   Gray, G D ^a   Hale, D S ^a   Kerth, C R ^a   Griffiin, D B ^a   Savell, J W ^a   Raines, C R ^b   Belk, K E ^c   Woerner, D R ^c   Tatum, J D ^c   Igo, J L ^c   Vanoverbeke, D L ^d   Mafi, G G ^d   Lawrence, T E ^e   Delmore, Jr ^f   Christensen, L M ^f   Shackelford, S D ^g   King, D A ^g   Wheeler, T L ^g   Meadows, L R ^h   O'Connor, M E ^h   more..

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^h Marketing Services Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef quality; Carcass; Market survey; Meat grade

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MARKETING; MEAT; MEAT INDUSTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; FEMALE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MARKETING; MEAT; MEAT-PACKING INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882569330     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5550     Document Type: Article

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