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Meat quality and carcass characteristics of Norwegian dairy and Holstein-Friesian cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

R.M. Kirkland ,
D.C. Patterson ,
B.W. Moss ,
T.W.J. Keady  and
R.W.J. Steen
R.M. Kirkland*
Affiliation:
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute of Northern Ireland (AFBI), Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR, United Kingdom
D.C. Patterson
Affiliation:
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute of Northern Ireland (AFBI), Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR, United Kingdom
B.W. Moss
Affiliation:
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute of Northern Ireland (AFBI), Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, United Kingdom
T.W.J. Keady
Affiliation:
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute of Northern Ireland (AFBI), Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR, United Kingdom
R.W.J. Steen
Affiliation:
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute of Northern Ireland (AFBI), Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR, United Kingdom
*
Email:richard.kirkland@volac.com
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Any evaluation of breeds or production systems for beef must consider effects on production, carcass and meat quality characteristics. Holstein-Friesian (HF) cattle are bred for dairy traits only, while Norwegian dairy cattle (NOR) have been selected with some emphasis on beef characteristics. A comparison of production data from bulls of these two breeds has been presented previously (Kirkland et al., 2005). The objective of the present study was to evaluate specific carcass and meat quality parameters of HF and NOR bulls.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2007 , April 2007 , pp. 110
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2007

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Moss, B.W., Gault, N.F.S., McCaughey, W.J., McLauchlan, W. and Kilpatrick, D.J. (1993). Effect of surgical and immunocastration of beef cattle on carcass quality. In: British Society of Animal Production Occasional Publication, No. 17 (Eds Wood, J.D. and Lawrence, T.L.J.), pp 87–92.Google Scholar
Kirkland, R.M., Patterson, D.C., Keady, T.W.J. and Steen, R.W.J. 2005. An evaluation of Norwegian dairy breed and Holstein-Friesian cattle for beef production. Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science, p121.Google Scholar