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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 543"><p>> (1) What is "dress %"</p><p>> and what is considered good?</p><p></p><p>Dressing % is the weight of the warm carcass vs the live weight. Industry standard is 62%, 59-64 is a good range. (2)</p><p>> What's the avg. ribeye area on an</p><p>> Angus or other large breed?</p><p></p><p>Not sure of the average, but Cargill has a limit of 12 sq in on their sterling silver program. Many cattle have 12-15 in ribeyes at slaughter.</p><p></p><p>(3)</p><p>> What is "KPH %"?</p><p></p><p>KPH% is Kidney,heart,pelvic fat % and tells how much wast fat is in a carcass. This measure affects yield grade.</p><p></p><p>(4)</p><p>> What is "REA/100# Car</p><p>> cwt"? You have an extra cwt in there it should be REA/cwt carcass it is ribeye area per 100 pounds carcass weight. Live average is 1, so carcass average should be 1.4</p><p></p><p>(5) What is "Yield</p><p>> Grade"?</p><p></p><p>Yield grade tells how much red meat compared to fat the animal has. YG 1 is leanest YG 5 is fattest. Anything higher than a 3 is undesireable, yg1 with a choice marbling is very hard to achieve.</p><p></p><p>(6) What is</p><p>> considered a good "ADG"?</p><p></p><p>Average gains in a feedlot are currently around 2.5 pounds a day. I consider good to be 3.5 or better.</p><p></p><p>Hope this is clear enough</p><p></p><p>Jason Trowbridge Southern Angus Farms Alberta Canada</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:trow@attcanada.net">trow@attcanada.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 543"] > (1) What is "dress %" > and what is considered good? Dressing % is the weight of the warm carcass vs the live weight. Industry standard is 62%, 59-64 is a good range. (2) > What's the avg. ribeye area on an > Angus or other large breed? Not sure of the average, but Cargill has a limit of 12 sq in on their sterling silver program. Many cattle have 12-15 in ribeyes at slaughter. (3) > What is "KPH %"? KPH% is Kidney,heart,pelvic fat % and tells how much wast fat is in a carcass. This measure affects yield grade. (4) > What is "REA/100# Car > cwt"? You have an extra cwt in there it should be REA/cwt carcass it is ribeye area per 100 pounds carcass weight. Live average is 1, so carcass average should be 1.4 (5) What is "Yield > Grade"? Yield grade tells how much red meat compared to fat the animal has. YG 1 is leanest YG 5 is fattest. Anything higher than a 3 is undesireable, yg1 with a choice marbling is very hard to achieve. (6) What is > considered a good "ADG"? Average gains in a feedlot are currently around 2.5 pounds a day. I consider good to be 3.5 or better. Hope this is clear enough Jason Trowbridge Southern Angus Farms Alberta Canada [email=trow@attcanada.net]trow@attcanada.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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