Adding value to cull cow beef
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Effects of Concentrate Feeding on Cull Cow Carcass and Muscle Characteristics1
Twenty-four cull beef cows from the University of Florida beef ranches were selected in order to examine the effects of short-term feeding and postmortem aging on cull cow carcass characteristics and palatability attributes from selected muscles. Cull cows were randomly assigned to a treatment of 0, 42, or 84 d (n=8 each) on a limit fed concentrate ration of 25 lb/d prior to harvesting. Upon co...
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Ractopamine-HCl (RAC) is a beta-adrenergic agonist with variable effects on cattle performance and carcass variables. Cull cows fed RAC (200 mg . head(-1) . d(-1)) demonstrate an increased size of type I and II muscle fibers that does not translate into a larger ribeye area. The objective of this study was to examine the dose-dependent effects of RAC on cull cow muscle morphometrics. Eighty-eig...
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Two experiments were conducted over two years to evaluate the effect of including Optaflexx® 45 in cull cow finishing diets on performance, carcass characteristics, and carcass value. Experiment 1 evaluated the inclusion of Optaflexx® 45 in the diet, whereas Experiment 2 evaluated different inclusion concentrations in the finishing ration. In each experiment crossbred cows (Experiment 1, n=93; ...
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A potential source of pathogenic bacteria in ground beef is the lymphatic system, specifically the lymph nodes. Bacteria have been isolated from the lymph nodes of cattle at slaughter; however, most studies have dealt with mesenteric lymph nodes, which are not normally incorporated into ground beef. The objective of the current study was to determine the prevalence and multidrug-resistance stat...
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