The growth perspective of the global demand for animal-based protein products is expected to be up around 50% until 2050, resulting in an increased demand to enhance productivity, efficiency, and ...
Carcass merit traits, including hot carcass weight (HCW), rib eye area (REA), average backfat thickness (AFAT), lean meat yield (LMY), and carcass marbling score (CMAR), are economically important ...
A beef carcass is composed of 70 percent to 75 percent water. As it is chilled, water evaporation will cause the carcass weight to decrease. It is not uncommon for a chilled carcass to weigh two ...