scholarly journals A comparison of the growth and carcass traits between dairy and dairy × beef breed crossbred heifers reared for beef production

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 188-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Huuskonen ◽  
M. Pesonen ◽  
H. Kämäräinen ◽  
R. Kauppinen
Keyword(s):  
Carcass Traits ◽  
Beef Production ◽  
Beef Breed

scholarly journals A comparison of purebred Holstein-Friesian and Holstein-Friesian × beef breed bulls for beef production and carcass traits

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 262-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arto Kalevi Huuskonen ◽  
Maiju Pesonen ◽  
Hilkka Kämäräinen ◽  
Risto Kauppinen
Keyword(s):  
Carcass Traits ◽  
Production Traits ◽  
Beef Production ◽  
Beef Breed ◽  
Holstein Friesian

The objective of this study was to determine beef production traits of purebred Holstein-Friesian (Hol) and Hol×beef breed crossbred bulls. The data collected from slaughterhouses included observations of 87323 purebred Hol, 783 Hol×Aberdeen angus (Hol×Ab), 621 Hol×Blonde d’Aquitaine (Hol×Ba), 562 Hol×Charolais (Hol×Ch), 349 Hol×Hereford (Hol×Hf), 1691 Hol×Limousin (Hol×Li) and 570 Hol×Simmental (Hol×Si) bulls. For estimating valuable cuttings also a separate dataset was collected and included observations of 8806 purebred Hol, 57 Hol×Ab, 29 Hol×Ba, 22 Hol×Ch, 15 Hol×Hf, 111 Hol×Li and 58 Hol×Si bulls. Crossbreeding Hol cows with late maturing breeds (Ba, Ch, Li, Si) had favorable effects on carcass gain, conformation and proportion of high value joints of the progeny when compared to purebred Hol bulls. No advantages in proportion of valuable cuttings seemed to be obtained by crossbreeding with Ab or Hf breeds, while the improvements in gain and conformation were intermediate compared to the late maturing crossbreds.

scholarly journals Production, carcass characteristics and valuable cuts of beef breed bulls and heifers in Finnish beef cattle population

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maiju Pesonen ◽  
Arto Kalevi Huuskonen
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Production System ◽  
Carcass Traits ◽  
Carcass Characteristics ◽  
Product Yield ◽  
Cattle Population ◽  
Beef Production ◽  
Beef Breed ◽  
Breed Differences

The objective of the present study was to determine growth and carcass traits of beef breed bulls and heifers in the Finnish beef cattle population. The data collected from Finnish slaughterhouses included observations of 6323 and 2385 Hereford (bulls and heifers, respectively), 4421 and 1794 Charolais, 4335 and 1951 Limousin, 4068 and 1692 Aberdeen Angus, 2151 and 774 Simmental, 344 and 147 Blonde d’Aquitaine animals. For estimating valuable cuttings, a separate dataset including in total 1112 bulls and 260 heifers was also collected. Significant breed differences were observed in growth performance, carcass traits and retail product yield. The later maturing, Continental beef breeds seem to reach higher carcass gains, produce less fat and have more valuable cuts than the earlier maturing British beef breeds. The later maturing beef breeds tend to have carcass traits that suit well in the Finnish beef production system.

scholarly journals Candidate genes for carcass traits in a tropical-adapted Brazilian composite beef breed

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 16667-16674 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Veneroni-Gouveia ◽  
P.C. Tizioto ◽  
S.L.C. Meirelles ◽  
A.C. Santiago ◽  
M.M. Alencar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Candidate Genes ◽  
Carcass Traits ◽  
Beef Breed

Growth of carcass joints and tissues in steers of three breed types fed two dietary energy levels

1990 ◽  
Vol 1990 ◽  
pp. 13-13
Author(s):  
M. G. Keane ◽  
G. J. More O’ Ferrall ◽  
J. Connolly
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Energy Levels ◽  
Carcass Composition ◽  
Dietary Energy ◽  
Beef Production ◽  
Beef Breed ◽  
Slaughter Weight ◽  
Breed Type ◽  
Early Maturing ◽  
Metabolisable Energy

Factors which affect the carcass composition of beef cattle include breed type, plane of nutrition and slaughter weight. With increasing weight, the relative proportions of the carcass joints and tissues change and if these changes were known or could be predicted then cattle could be slaughtered at the desired carcass composition. Dairy bred calves for beef production can be classified into three breed categories -straightbred Friesians, early maturing beef breed x Friesians and late maturing beef breed x Friesians. The objectives of the present study were to compare the changes in carcass composition associated with changes in slaughter weight in Friesian (FF), Hereford x Friesian (HF) and Charolais x Friesian (CF) steers and to determine the effects of dietary metabolisable energy (ME) content.

scholarly journals A comparison of Nordic Red, Holstein-Friesian and Finnish native cattle bulls for beef production and carcass traits

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arto Kalevi Huuskonen
Keyword(s):  
Carcass Traits ◽  
Production Traits ◽  
Beef Production ◽  
Holstein Friesian ◽  
Native Cattle ◽  
Carcass Conformation

The objective of this study was to determine beef production traits of purebred Nordic Red (NR), Holstein-Friesian (Hol), Eastern Finncattle (EF), Northern Finncattle (NF) and Western Finncattle (WF) bulls. The data collected from slaughterhouses included observations of 164 862 NR, 87 323 Hol, 283 EF, 523 NF and 1 728 WF bulls. For estimating valuable cuttings also a separate dataset was collected including observations of 16 036 NR, 8 806 Hol, 18 EF, 126 NF, and 133 WF bulls. NR and Hol had the highest carcass gain (532 and 542 g d-1, respectively). Overall, the data showed poorer gain of the Finnish native breeds compared to NR and Hol. Among the native breeds, WF (427 g d-1) showed better growth compared to EF (356 g d-1) and NF (385 g d-1).  Less differences were observed in valuable cuttings as might be inferred based on the differences in carcass conformation scores.

scholarly journals Genetical and environmental factors affecting slaughter traits in beef production experiments in field

1983 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 555-570
Author(s):  
Hilkka Kenttämies
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Carcass Traits ◽  
Carcass Weight ◽  
Dairy Herds ◽  
Beef Production ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Heritability Estimates ◽  
High Level

During the years 1971-77 the carcass weight of fattening calves delivered from dairy herds increased by 40kg. During the same period the differencies between areas grew smaller. The growth rate and carcass traits were affected by feed type of the farm, rearing time, sex of the calf and breed of sire. In comparison with the Ayrshire bulls, the carcass weight of contemporary Charolais bulls was 16 and of Friesian 12%-units higher, but of Finncattle bulls 7%-units lower. Differencies between heifers were still larger. The growth rate of Ch and Fr remained on a high level longer than that of Ay and Fc. The heritability estimates of Ay and (Fr) were .23 (.61) for carcass weight,.39 (.77) for net growth, .14 (.15) for carcass score and .06 (.26) for fatness score. Differencies between farms within feed type consisted of about 50 % of the variation in growth rate and carcass weight, and about 25 % in carcass scores. Feeding was more consistent on farms with mere indoor feeding than on farms where the animals were also kept on pasture.

scholarly journals Intake, growth and carcass traits in male progeny of sires differing in genetic merit for beef production

animal ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 791-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.M. Clarke ◽  
M.J. Drennan ◽  
M. McGee ◽  
D.A. Kenny ◽  
R.D. Evans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carcass Traits ◽  
Beef Production ◽  
Genetic Merit ◽  
Male Progeny

scholarly journals Production, carcass characteristics and valuable cuts of purebred Simmental and Simmental × beef breed crossbred bulls in Finnish beef cattle population

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 413-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arto Huuskonen ◽  
Maiju Pesonen
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Carcass Traits ◽  
Subcutaneous Fat ◽  
Carcass Characteristics ◽  
Cattle Population ◽  
Beef Breed ◽  
Carcass Conformation ◽  
Breed Crosses

Abstract The objective of the present research was to study the potential for improvement of growth and carcass traits through Simmental (Si) × beef breed crossbreeding compared to purebred Si bulls in Finnish beef cattle population. The data collected from Finnish slaughterhouses included observations of 6 224 purebred Si bulls plus Si × beef breed crosses. For estimating valuable cuttings, a separate dataset including in total 314 bulls was also collected. The estimated average daily carcass gain of the purebred Si bulls was 686 g/d and it improved by 3 and 6% with Si×Blonde d’Aquitaine and Si×Charolais crossbreds, respectively. Carcass conformation improved by using Blonde d’Aquitaine, Limousin and Charolais crossbreeding compared to the pure Si bulls. Si×British breed crossbreds (Angus and Hereford) had poorer carcass gain and produced poorer conformed carcasses compared to purebred Si bulls. Furthermore, the yield of subcutaneous fat was higher in the Si×Angus and Si×Hereford bulls than in the purebred Si bulls.

scholarly journals The influence of the beef bull breed on carcass weight and yield of male offspring

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-257
Author(s):  
R. Petraskienė ◽  
N. Peciulaitienė ◽  
V. Jukna ◽  
E. Meskinytė-Kausilienė ◽  
J. Klementaviciūtė ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Carcass Traits ◽  
Carcass Characteristics ◽  
Male Offspring ◽  
Carcass Weight ◽  
Beef Breed ◽  
Male Sex ◽  
Beef Bull ◽  
The Right

The aim of this study was to investigate of beef breeds - Hereford (HE), Charolais (CH) Limousine (LI), Simmental (SM), Belgian Blue (BB) and Salers (SA) - of the bulls, which are used for dairy cows and heifers insemination, influence on male sex offspring carcass weight and yield. In this article, for analysis were used of all in 7 months in one slaughterhouse slaughtered bulls 12-30 months of age data. Of these 689 crossbreeds, whose cow was dairy and bull was beef breed. For this study was used only crossbreeds (689 bulls) data. This is the thirty-six (36) bull offspring from 546 farms. Bulls were divided into groups according to age during slaughter (12-18 months, 18-24 months, 24-30 months). Studies have shown, that the father's breed at different growth periods had a different effect on carcass traits of crossbreeds. Therefore, the crossbreeding use on purpose to improve dairy breeds offspring carcass characteristics, it is necessary to carefully choose the right breed for crossbreeding, bearing in mind, what age of the offspring will be slaughtered.

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