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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1834069" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>[USER=42463]@Travlr[/USER] All the bulls pictured except probably the Simmental are double muscled. </p><p><strong>USDA</strong> grading system:</p><p>"Double muscling is a genetic condition that results in an animal having more muscle mass than usual. According to the <strong>USDA</strong>, "Double-muscled" animals are included in the <strong>Inferior grade</strong>. Although such animals have a superior amount of muscle, they are graded U.S. <a href="https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/pdf/feedercattlegrading.pdf" target="_blank">Inferior because of their inability to produce carcasses with enough marbling to grade Choice"</a></p><p></p><p>So, if we use double muscled bulls, you would be docked selling them as feeders and as finished animals. If you fed out and sold sides of beef, you would not get the marbling needed/wanted in a carcass.</p><p>YOU think they are great looking - "I" think they are grotesque/freekie looking. But, [USER=19683]@lithuanian farmer[/USER] makes good money on the breeding program using the heavy muscled bulls in Lithuania</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1834069, member: 968"] [USER=42463]@Travlr[/USER] All the bulls pictured except probably the Simmental are double muscled. [B]USDA[/B] grading system: "Double muscling is a genetic condition that results in an animal having more muscle mass than usual. According to the [B]USDA[/B], "Double-muscled" animals are included in the [B]Inferior grade[/B]. Although such animals have a superior amount of muscle, they are graded U.S. [URL='https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/pdf/feedercattlegrading.pdf']Inferior because of their inability to produce carcasses with enough marbling to grade Choice"[/URL] So, if we use double muscled bulls, you would be docked selling them as feeders and as finished animals. If you fed out and sold sides of beef, you would not get the marbling needed/wanted in a carcass. YOU think they are great looking - "I" think they are grotesque/freekie looking. But, [USER=19683]@lithuanian farmer[/USER] makes good money on the breeding program using the heavy muscled bulls in Lithuania [/QUOTE]
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