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A comparison of steers and heifers of the Charolais and Limousin breed for animal performance, carcass parameters and meat quality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

F O Lively ,
T W J Keady ,
B W Moss ,
D C Patterson  and
A Gordon
F O Lively*
Affiliation:
Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute, Hillsborough, United Kingdom
T W J Keady
Affiliation:
Teagasc, Athenry, Ireland
B W Moss
Affiliation:
Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute, Belfast, United Kingdom
D C Patterson
Affiliation:
Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute, Hillsborough, United Kingdom
A Gordon
Affiliation:
Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute, Belfast, United Kingdom
*
Email: francis.lively@afbini.gov.uk
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The beef herd in the UK comprises of a diverse range in suckler cow genotypes and terminal sires (Keady et al., 2004a), which results in major variability in the animals presented for slaughter each day. Recent data indicates that Charolais and Limousin progeny account for over 65% of the beef animals slaughtered in Northern Ireland (APHIS, 2008). The objective of this study was to evaluate sire breed (Charolais or Limousin) and gender (steer or heifer) on performance during the finishing period, carcass parameters and meat quality.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2009 , April 2009 , pp. 49
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2009

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