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Sire-breed comparison of carcass composition of steers from Angus dams

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. J. Bass ,
A. H. Carter ,
D. L. Johnson ,
R. L. Baker  and
K. R. Jones
J. J. Bass
Affiliation:
Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre Private Bag, Hamilton, New Zealand
A. H. Carter
Affiliation:
Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre Private Bag, Hamilton, New Zealand
D. L. Johnson
Affiliation:
Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre Private Bag, Hamilton, New Zealand
R. L. Baker
Affiliation:
Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre Private Bag, Hamilton, New Zealand
K. R. Jones
Affiliation:
Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre Private Bag, Hamilton, New Zealand
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Summary

Body composition of 324 steers from Angus dams by ten different sire breeds was compared at constant age. Progeny of the large European breeds and the Friesian attained heavier fasted live weights and carcass weights than the local Angus and Hereford breeds. Friesian cross-breds had the lowest dressing percentage. The Blonde d'Aquitaine and Limousin crosses had the lightest bone weights and this was reflected in high meat yields. The European breeds had the leanest carcasses, the traditional beef breeds the heaviest subcutaneous fat weights and the dairy breeds the heaviest internal fat weights. The results are discussed in relation to overseas findings.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 97 , Issue 3 , December 1981 , pp. 515 - 522
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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