We all know that the main driver for profitability for a breeding operation is pregnancy rates. The other quite significant advantage to an early weaning system is the ability to increase cow numbers. A study by Tatham, weaning calves at 3 months of age, showed a decreased dse per cow from...
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The Beef Cattle EPD Resource Guide App has been created to be used as an educational tool. Establishing a basic beef cattle genetics education is important to help producers make more educated breeding decisions. Establishing a basic EPD education can lead to the understanding and implementation of...
The Beef Cattle EPD Resource Guide App has been created to be used as an educational tool. Establishing a basic beef cattle genetics education is important to help producers make more educated breeding decisions. Establishing a basic EPD education can lead to the understanding and implementation of...
How food gets to the end-user is also dissimilar when protein alternatives are utilized in lieu of traditional meat. Animal protein requires land for breeding and feeding (approximately .06 acre per cow). From there, meat is slaughtered and processed before being moved into the distribution and...
Figure 2. Sankey chart showing the corresponding groups of methods for each extrinsic characteristic of beef quality. The assessment of consumer responses on beef attributes was predominantly obtained by the use of a five-point Likert scale. The second consumer’s preference method frequently used ...
life cycle assessment; ecological cycle; beef cattle breeding; greenhouse gas emissions1. Introduction At present, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been already accepted as a global environmental issue and are widely considered a cause for concern by international society. According to the latest ...
The TG5 SNP will allow breeding directions to be adapted to the needs of consumers in the market. Calpain and calpastatin are the main determinants of the degree of tenderness in beef. Thus, they are an extremely important factor in the meat maturation process, which is the last stage of ...
Figure 3.(A–D) The scatter diagram of SNPs within 1Mb upstream and downstream of thePON3andPRIM2from the previous GWAS and cis-eQTL results. Y-axis on the left side of the chart is the −log10(P) of the GWAS result, and on the right side is the −log10(FDR) of the cis-...