Browsing Cattlemen's Day by Subject "Fat thickness"

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Fat thickness as an alternative to marbling in beef carcass grading

Dikeman, M.E.; Kemp, K.E. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station, 1981)

Data from 1669 steers show that equally palatable beef comes from carcasses with Choice marbling OR 0.4 inch of outside fat cover. Including cattle with 0.4 inch of fat and at least Slight marbling in a new choice grade ...
Interrelationships among carcass characteristics of feedlot steers and heifers selected for competition

King, D.A.; Lawrence, T.E.; Dikeman, M.E.; Schafer, D.E. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2001)

We evaluated the interrelationships among carcass characteristics of steers and heifers selected from commercial feedlots for competition in the Beef Empire Days live and carcass contests. Because judging criteria are ...
Validation of real-time ultrasound technology for predicting fat thicknesses and ribeye areas of Brangus bulls from four months to two years of age

Waldner, D.N.; Dikeman, M.E.; Schalles, R.R.; Olson, W.; Houghton, P.; Unruh, J.A.; Corah, L.R. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1991)

Sixty Brangus bulls were evaluated live with two real-time ultrasound instruments to estimate ribeye area (REA) and 12th rib fat thickness (FT) every 4 mo beginning at 4 mo and 12 mo of age, respectively, and continuing ...

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