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A note on the carcass quality of Dairy Shorthorn, Red Friesian, Red Holstein, Danish Red, Meuse-Rhine-Yssel, Simmental and North Devon progeny of Dairy Shorthorn dams

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

P. M. Hocking
P. M. Hocking
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Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Reading RG6 2AT
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Abstract

Carcass characteristics of 246 bulls and steers by Dairy Shorthorn (DS), Red Friesian (RF), Red Holstein (RH), Danish Red (DR), Meuse-Rhine-Yssel (MR), Simmental (SM) and North Devon (BB) bulls were recorded as part of a breed improvement programme. Carcasses of animals on grass-feeding systems were older, had lower fat and conformation scores and higher estimated lean yield than on intensive cereal systems, BB were fatter, and MR and SM leaner, than the remaining breed groups which were similar to DS and SM progeny had high conformation scores. Estimated lean in the live weight (g/kg) relative to DS was RF +5, RH −3, DR +5, MR +16, SM +16 and BB +6 with an average standard error of 3.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , April 1983 , pp. 295 - 297
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1983

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