Carcass measurement, muscle quality, and palatability data have
been collected on 88 paternal half-sib Angus steers. At weaning
they were subdivided into one of the 11 nutritional and management
regimes shown in Table 58. Phase I involved feeding from
0 to 224 days after weaning. Phase II was essentially deferred
feeding. The intermittent slaughter of animals from both phases
made possible the study of muscle and fat tissue development
within as well as between phases. Quantity and quality of muscle
are the two factors that determine true beef carcass value.